Mr. Gordon O. Foss, 96, of Morris, passed away peacefully early Monday morning, Oct. 1, 2012, at Walnut Grove Health Care Center with his loving wife and family by his side.

Born Dec. 26, 1915, at the home of his parents in Nettle Creek Township, Grundy County, Gordon was the son of Hans and Bertha (Askeland) Foss. He attended Dix school in Nettle Creek Township and graduated from Morris High School.

Gordon married the love of his life, Laura Mae Phillips, on Sept. 6, 1941, in the First Baptist Church in Morris.