Gordon Klabo

November 18, 1933 - January 2, 2011

Gordon Nelvin Klabo was born November, 18, 1933 in Sharon, North Dakota, the son of Nelvin and Eileen (Berdahl) Klabo. He lived in Sharon until he was 8 years old and then his family moved to Mayville, North Dakota. Gordon graduated from Mayville High School in 1951. He continued his education at the University of North Dakota but after two years was drafted into the US Army and served in Korea from 1953 to 1955. Upon his discharge he returned to school at UND and graduated the fall of 1958. He was united in marriage to Mary Jane Malone on June 9, 1958 in Linton, North Dakota. They made their home in Parshall, North Dakota where he was a game warden for the North Dakota State Game and Fish Department. Gordon then worked for the US Army in St. Louis, Missouri from 1967 to 1970. In 1970, they moved to Pembina where he worked for the US Customs Service as an inspector. He retired in 1995. They lived three years in Grand Forks, North Dakota before moving to Valley City. Gordon was a member of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Pembina American Legion and a charter member of the Pembina Knights of Columbus. He was the municipal judge in Pembina for 25 years and was also a hunter safety instructor. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane; four sons, Michael (Patricia) Klabo, Lignite, North Dakota; Steven (Nancy) Klabo, Bismarck, North Dakota; Timothy (Pamela) Klabo, Antler, North Dakota; Mark (Sam) Klabo, Valley City; 11 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. A brother, Lincoln (Marlene) Klabo, Locust Grove, Virginia; a brother-in-law, James (Judith) Malone, Omaha, Nebraska; a sister-in-law Colleen Malone, Mohall, North Dakota; and several nieces and nephews also survive. Gordon was preceded in death by his parents.