Obituary of Brenda Lee Gorder

Brenda died on July 20 at age 68, after living with heart disease for 39 years. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Jerry; two sons: Reid of Plymouth, MN and Jerad (Trudy) of Robbinsdale, MN; 5 beloved grandchildren: Aislyn, Ahnya, Chloe, Kayden, and Elias; 3 sisters: Sandy Kotte of Pelican Rapids, MN, Pam Bastyr of Fargo, ND, and Beth Kimpinski of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada and brother Jim McDonald of Creston, IA; 3 sisters-in-law: Julie Holman of Blaine, MN, Jane (Paul) Hjelle of New London, MN, and Jill (Scott) Bartlett of Starbuck, MN; and one special brother-in-law: Jim Gorder of Morris, MN. There are many nieces and nephews of which she was so very proud. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Roald and Valrie McDonald and her in-laws, Jacob and Eleanore Gorder; and three brothers-in-law: Craig Kotte, Marvin Kimpinski, and Cliff Holman. Services will be at St. Andrew Lutheran Church 13600 Technology Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 at 11 AM Friday August 4th. Visitation 1 hour prior. No flowers please. Memorials may be given to: Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, 920 East 28th St, Suite 100, Mpls, MN 55407-1130.