Raymond Gorder

Raymond Gorder age 79, of Lamberton, MN died on September 26, 2020, at Valley View Manor Care Center in Lamberton, MN. Visitation will be on Thursday, October 1, 2020, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lamberton. Due to Covid 19, this visitation will be a "walk through" visitation and will be limited to the number of people inside the church at any one time. There will be no congregating or gathering inside the church. Masks are required and social distancing will be observed. Please enter the S.W. door off of the parking lot. Visitation will continue on Friday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the church. Service will be held at the Our Savior's Lutheran Church on Friday at 11:00 am. The clergy will be Chaplain Noel Wetter and Pastor Todd Mathison. Interment will be at the Lamberton Cemetery. Raymond "Ray" Harold Gorder was born on March 14, 1941, to Orven and Dorothea Gorder. Staples, MN, is where he grew up and graduated in 1959. Ray went on to attend Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, and graduated with an Education degree in 1963. On June 6, 1964, Ray and Mary were united in marriage. After 2 years of teaching in Northwood, ND, they made their home in Lamberton, MN, in 1965. They raised two children, Heidi and Erik. Family time was spent picnicking and later in life camping at Lake Shetek. Ray loved the game of golf and shared that with the family. Ray also farmed his family farm in Staples, MN, for many years in addition to teaching. He and the family spent lots of time there. Ray was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church since moving to Lamberton. Ray loved teaching science and coaching. He was the head wrestling coach and later the golf coach. After 33 years of teaching in Lamberton, he retired in 1998. After retirement Ray and Mary became snowbirds going to Arizona for over 20 years. The warm weather fueled his love for bicycling. It became his obsession and he rode thousands of miles each year. He connected with lots of people on his daily rides. He also knew the wind speed and direction because that was important when biking. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Mary of Lamberton; children - Heidi (Chuck) Stverak of Sioux Falls, SD, and Erik Gorder (Chad Smith) of Kent, WA; granddaughters - Abby and Lucy Stverak of Moorhead, MN; brother - David (Karen) Gorder of Park Rapids, MN; and many other relatives and friends. Ray was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters - Elaine, Marilyn, and Agnes Gorder. - Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Thursday, October 1, 2020 Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Lamberton, MN 805 Birch St. Lamberton, Minnesota, United States 56152 Visitation 2 10:00 am - 11:00 am Friday, October 2, 2020 Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Lamberton, MN 805 Birch St. Lamberton, Minnesota, United States 56152 Service Information 11:00 am Friday, October 2, 2020 Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Lamberton, MN 805 Birch St. Lamberton, Minnesota, United States 56152 Interment Information Lamberton Cemetery 2700 125th St. Lamberton, Minnesota, United States 56152