Visitation for Sandra Lee Gordon, 74, of Beaverdale and formerly of Boone was held from 2-6 p.m. Thursday, March 17, with family present from 4-6 p.m. at the Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Funeral services were 10 a.m. Friday, March 18 also at the funeral home.
Sandra died Monday, March 14, 2022, at the Edencrest in Beaverdale.
Sandra Lee Gordon, daughter of Edward Lee Hamman and Arlene Lorraine Mastin Hamman, was born June 16, 1947, in Perry, Iowa.
She graduated from Perry High School in 1965 and then went on to college at the Institute of Medical Technique in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sandra was united in marriage to Danny Gordon on May 17, 1969, and they were blessed with two children, Martin and Sharon.
Sandra worked as a lab tech for the Dallas County Hospital in Perry for many years.
She enjoyed sewing, quilting, coloring on her iPad and watching movies on the Hallmark channel. After she moved to Boone, Sandra would go on quilting retreats.
Sandy worked at Alliant Energy or its predecessors (Iowa Electric, IES, Alliant) since 1978 and worked for 35 years, retiring at the end of 2013. Sandy worked in Jefferson, Boone, Ames and Perry. She held positions from meter reading and administrative to field engineering construction associate.
Sandra’s greatest joy was being a grandma.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Arlene.
Sandra’s memory will always be in the hearts of her son, Martin Gordon of Wichita, Kansas; her daughter, Sharon (Jimmy) James of Waukee; her three grandchildren, Samantha James of Kansas City, Missouri, Natalie James of Waukee and Jackson James of Waukee; her uncle, Jerry (Marilyn) Hamman of Manchester, Iowa; special cousins; other relatives; and friends.
Memorials may be sent to the Hastings Funeral Home, P.O. Box 204, Perry, IA 50220.
Dear Sandy, may God bless you and rest in peace. I will always remember you for the rest of my life.