Gordon R. Hogan

Gordon R. Hogan, age 84, of Lakeside, California, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home from 10-11:00 a.m. Burial will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery.

Gordon was born November 17, 1934 in Beloit, Wisconsin to Richard and Lilian (Wright) Hogan. He graduated from Beloit High School in 1953. Gordon served his country in the United States Navy from 1954-58 as a cook on the heavy cruiser, CA-73, USS Saint Paul. On September 3, 1983, Gordon married Leatrice “Lea” McCune. They celebrated 15 years until Lea’s death in 1998.

Gordon worked as a traffic manager for REA Express in Iron Mountain, Michigan for several years, then as a shipping/receiving manager for Metform/MacLean-Fogg in Savanna until his retirement.

Gordon will be dearly missed by his 2 surviving brothers, Harry and Lee Hogan, 4 stepsons, Tim, Randy, Jim and Bill McCune and 14 grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Leatrice and one son John H Hogan.