IN REMBRANCE

Rev. Gordon Austen, age 66, of Cerro Gordo, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Funeral services were Saturday, December 3, 2008, at the First Christian Church, Decatur, IL. Gordon was born July 11, 1942, in St. Catherine's, Ontario, Canada. He married Sharon Gail McKenna on April 28, 1968, and she survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters, Heather and Deborah, and 9 special grandchildren. Gordon served as pastor at Mandon Lake Community Church in Union Lake, MI; Kasbeer Community Church, Kasbeer, IL; LaPlace Church of the Brethren, LaPlace, IL; and as assistant pastor at the Oakley Brick Church. Gordon will be remembered during the Brethren Benefit Trust Memorial Tribute at Annual Conference this summer.