Gustave Peter Norder Obituary (1912 - 2016)

Gustave Peter Norder, 104, of Dravosburg, PA, went to be with the Lord on July 25, 2016, at St. Mary's East Nursing Home. He was born in Ludington, MI., on March 12, 1912, to Simon E. and Anna Lindstrom Norder. During WWII he worked as a machinist in war related industry at the Pittsburgh Engineering & Machine Shop in Glassport, PA. He continued there as a precision machinist until he retired in March 1977. After WWII, in his spare time, Gus took several adult level woodworking classes that sparked a love of cabinet making that he enjoyed doing until a month before his death. He was an active member of both the Western PA Woodworkers and Turner's Anonymous in Pittsburgh. As a Lion's Club member, he was proud to have built the conference table for the Lion's Club headquarters in Harrisburg, PA. Gus was a member of the First Evangelical Free Church of McKeesport. It was a church connection that endured for over 100 years! For several years, he served as the church treasurer and enjoyed doing some landscaping when the church moved to the University Drive location. His wife, Evelyn Muhe Norder, who passed away in 1971, two brothers, Carl and Joseph, and two sisters, Sophie Van Camp and Margaret Kirkland, preceded Gus in death. He is survived by his daughters: Nancy Raymundo Pickens and Margaret Thompson (Gerald), six grandchildren: Paul, Peter and Christina Raymundo and Brian and Annette Thompson and Kristi Sweet. Several great grandchildren also survive in addition to five nieces and two nephews. Friends may call at the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Rd., Erie, PA 16510 on Friday from 2 to 4pm and 6 to 8 pm. There will also be a time of calling on Saturday at the First Evangelical Free Church, 4001 University Drive, McKeesport, PA 15132, from 11 am until the time of service there at 12 pm. Burial immediately following the service will be in the McKeesport - Versailles Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Evangelical Free Church, 4001 University Drive, McKeesport, PA 15132. Arrangements are being handled by the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Rd., Erie, PA 16510.