Helen LaRue Gordon, 89, of Butler, PA, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born August 18, 1931 in Homer City, PA, the daughter of the late Peter Harvey Shank and Emma (Stonebraker) Shank.
Helen was a long time member of Community Alliance Church. She loved to cook and do puzzles.
Surviving are her daughter, Susan (Larry) Bruner of Slippery Rock, 3 sons, Gregory (Evelyn) Gordon, Paul Gordon, and Daniel Gordon, all of Butler, 9 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren, a sister, Dorothy Simpson of Indiana, PA, a brother, Lloyd (Brenda) Shank of Sullivan, Ohio.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard A. Gordon, a brother, Lisle Shank, and a sister, Kathryn Shank.
Private service and burial in the Butler County Memorial Park.
Arrangements handled by Young Funeral Home.