Gordon Elton Harrington

Gordon Elton Harrington, age 88 years, was born June 2, 1932 in Elmira, MI. His parents were Hugh and Olive (Morrow) Harrington. Gordon grew up in the Johannesburg area.

Gordon married Joyce Hoy on June 15, 1956 in Hetherton, MI. Together they raised three daughters, Desta Wenzloff of River Forest, IL, Niko (Mark) Benjamin of Rose City, and Kylee (Brandon) Clayton of Crestwood, KY. He enjoyed the company of his grandchildren, Spencer, Jordan, Allison, Nikolas, Andrew and Ty and Lily. Gordon is also survived by his brother, Harold (Ena) Harrington and his sister, Elsie (Michael) Mastorovich. His wife, Joyce, and one son, Kent, preceded him in death.

Gordon was an army sergeant and served overseas in the Korean War. After coming home, he returned to Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA where he graduated. He later received his master’s degree in Education (M.Ed.) from Central Michigan University. He was a high school teacher, class sponsor, and elementary and middle school principal in Rose City for more than thirty years. He retired in 1989. Gordon spent much of his retirement in Pinellas Park, FL. He enjoyed all kinds of wood working, collecting and donating thousands of children’s books to underprivileged schools, looking for ‘treasures’ at antique shops and traveling to most of America’s National Parks. He attended the Pine Grove Community Church of Pinellas Park.

We mourn his loss but find comfort in knowing Gordon is now with the Lord.

Visitation at the Steuernol & McLaren Funeral Home in Rose City will take place Friday, April 16, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Visitation will be held with precautions, due to the current pandemic, limiting the number of attendees at a given time.

The funeral service will be held graveside on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Meridian Line Cemetery in Johannesburg, Michigan.

Memorial Contributions may be made to The Center for Independence through Conductive Education or the Hetherton Reformed Presbyterian Church.

Online condolences can be shared at www.steuernolmclaren.com