- Date Of Birth: August 18, 1929
- Date Of Death: November 15, 2011
- State: Indiana
Gordon Brooks “Gordo” Crase, 82, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 15, 2011, at Valley View Health Care Center.
He was born Aug. 18, 1929, in Battle Creek, Mich., to the late Dr. Bertram E. and Elizabeth (Wheelock) Crase. He married Joan Ruth DeShon on March 3, 1951, in Angola. She passed away on April 2, 1993, in Elkhart.
Surviving are his children, Robin (Vern) Jolgren, Gregory D. Crase, Bert (Kim) Crase, and Gordon (Monica) Crase, all of Elkhart. Seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive.
A brother, Col. Roland B. Crase, preceded him in death in 1981.
Gordon was a 1948 graduate of Battle Creek High School and received his degree in mortuary science from Wayne State University in 1952, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Delta fraternity. Mr. Crase was formerly a director at Westbrook-Metz Funeral Home and in sales in the R.V. industry at Comfo-Sleep and Camelot Enterprises. Gordon was co-owner of the Continental Liquor Store and the Imperial Inn. After retirement, he worked part-time at Tom Naquin Chevrolet and was a member of the Elks.
