Gordon Erskine

Gordon Don Erskine, a long time Lakewood resident, died peacefully at Mapleton Care Center at age 78 on Thursday, November 4, 2021. Gordon was born in Salt Lake City, UT and was raised in Pueblo, Colorado. He is a graduate of Centennial High School, attended Southern Colorado State College and received his MBA from the University of Utah.

In high school Gordon participated in ROTC and won a Sharp Shooters award. After graduating from college Gordon enlisted in the US Army and served two years of his military service as a Senior Enlisted Personnel Requisitions Clerk in Worms, Germany. Gordon left the Army as a SP5.

Gordon met Pauline “Polly” Bradera in Pocatello, Idaho in November,1972 and they were married on Valentine’s Day,1974 in Pocatello.

Gordon was a faithful and life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gordon and Polly were very involved in genealogy work. Gordon joined the Kiwanis Club of Green Mountain when they moved to Lakewood in 1988. He loved stamp collecting and was a member of both the Israeli Stamp Club and the Westside Stamp Club. He was a licensed ham radio operator and member of the American Radio Relay League which is the national association for amateur radio in the United States. He was also a member of the Prime Timers at St. Jude’s and participated in many fall color viewing trips to the mountains with the group. He was an avid golfer and a huge Bronco fan.

After leaving the Army, Gordon was hired by the US Forest Service as an accountant and retired in 2003. While working for the Forest Service Gordon served in Idaho, Utah and Colorado. Gordon received numerous awards from his service there. After his retirement he enjoyed meeting his former coworkers for lunch.

Gordon is survived by his wife Polly; sister Claudia Erskine Marvin (Eugene “Bud” Marvin); numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Gordon was preceded in death by his parents Maxwell and Dona Lakin Erskine; stepfather Robert Burden; grandparents Arthur and Florence “Flossie” Wigren Lakin and George and Catherine Walker Erskine.

Services for Gordon will be held on Monday, November 29, 2021 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 13206 W. Green Mountain Dr, Lakewood, CO. There will be a viewing at 10:30 a.m. with the funeral service at 11:30 a.m. Interment will follow the service at Ft. Logan National Cemetery at 1:15 p.m.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that a donation be made to a charity of your choice in remembrance of Gordon.