Lind, Gilbert Harold (1920-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Dec 12 p. 11

Birth date: 1920 Jan 5

text of obituary:

GILBERT HAROLD LIND

Gilbert Harold Lind, 85, of Canon City, Colo., died Sept. 9, 2005. He was born Jan. 5, 1920, to N.A. and Sarah Lind in Dever, Ore.

He married Iola J. Slatter on Oct. 10, 1943, in Filer, Idaho.

He was a former elementary school administrator. He was a member of Gideons International.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Iola; two daughters, Lois Miller and her husband, Freeman, of Delaware, and Carroll Schoger and her husband, Dave, of Florida; two sons, Darrell Lind and his wife, Carol, of Nebraska, and Howard Lind and his wife, JoAnne, of Virginia; two foster children, Darlene Kropf and her husband, Floyd, of Oregon, and Richard and his wife, Maria, of Arizona; two brothers, Millard and Wilbert, who is Gilbert's twin; 13 grandchildren; 12 foster grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Harold; and four brothers, Lloyd, Marcus, Ivan and Norman Jr.

Funeral services were held at Skyline Mennonite Church of Canon City.