Gordon Sogge

Gordon Sogge, 82, of Northwood, ND passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 1, 2015 at 6:00p.m at Northwood Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northwood. A visitation will be held from 4:00p.m until the time of the service at the church.
Gordon was born January 20, 1933 on a farm near Maddock, ND to Alfred and Marie (Olson) Sogge. He grew up near Maddock and attended a one room country school house from grades 1-8. Gordon attended Benson County Ag School from 9th grade until he graduated. After high school, Gordon joined the United States Army. He served from 1957-1959 and was stationed in Balmholder, Germany. After returning from the Army, Gordon attended Moler Barber College in Fargo, ND. On August 17, 1962, he married Darlyne Spoonheim in Northwood. For 57 years, Gordon operated a barber shop in Northwood. Gordon loved to socialize and enjoyed having conversations with the people he was giving haircuts to. The more he talked, the shorter your hair got. Gordon enjoyed fishing, hunting, bowling, collecting antiques and watching his kids and grandkids play sports. In his younger years, he was a volunteer EMT and a basketball referee.
Survivors include his wife, Darlyne, Northwood, ND; children: Marci (Leslie "Chugger") Johnson, Sharon, ND, Derek (Teresa) Sogge, Fargo, ND, David Sogge, Fargo, ND; grandchildren: Sasha Tandberg, Hailey Sogge, Zachary Sogge, Mikayla Johnson, Alyssa Sogge, Ben Johnson, Jacob Sogge and Nicholas Sogge; one great-grandchild, James Ophoven; sisters: Eloyce Gaffney, Detroit Lakes, MN and Mavis Johnson, Heimdahl, ND;
Preceding him in death were his parents, son Marc, sister Solveig and brothers: Arnie, Stephen, Melvin, Floyd, Roy, Roger, and Lee.