This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/7162.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Daily Times Friday, January 26, 1940 Page 23, Column 3 Funerals Rerick. Of Kirkland, Manford Rerick, aged 79 years, beloved father of Percy and George Rerick, Kirkland; Mrs. Blaine Gordon, Bremerton; Mrs. May Tew, of North Bend; Mrs. Forrest Bennett of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Alys Mayer of Kirkland. Funeral services Saturday 2PM at Green's Funeral Home, Kirkland. Burial Kirkland Cemetery. ========== The Seattle Times Friday, May 24, 1963 Page 10, Column 7 Percy M. Rericks Married 50 Years Mr. and Mrs. Percy M. Rerick will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 6 o'clock tomorrow at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Leonard Paulson, 815 18th Avenue West, Kirkland. The Rericks were married in Seattle May 22, 1913 and settled in Kirkland in 1914. They reside at 708 Second Avenue South, Kirkland. Rerick, 76, was born in Paulina, Iowa and moved to Seattle with his parents while a child. He owned and operated the Kirkland Plumbing & Heating Co. until his retirement. Mrs. Rerick, 75, was born on Bainbridge Island. The Rericks have two other daughters, Mrs. Oras Sullivan and Mrs. Douglas Benson, both of Kirkland and three grandchildren. ========== The Seattle Times Wednesday, April 18, 1973 Page F5, Column 2 Deaths Funerals Rerick, Theresa Of 708 2nd Street South, Kirkland, April 15, age 85. Wife of Percy. Mother of Mrs. Len (Dorothy) Paulson, Mrs. Douglas C. (Irene) Benson and Mrs. Gertrude Sullivan, all of Kirkland. Three grandchildren. Services Thursday, 11AM, Green's Colonial Chapel, Kirkland. ========== The Seattle Times Sunday, July 29, 1962 Page 36, Column 5 Blaine Gordons To Fete Golden Date Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Gordon of Bremerton, who will observe their 50th wedding anniversary tomorrow, made the sports pages as well as the society page when they were married in Seattle July 30, 1912. Gordon was a professional baseball pitcher for Seattle in the northwest League. Shortly after the marriage ceremony, Gordon was assigned to pitch against the Tacoma Tigers, who batted him out of the box with a six run second inning. The sports pages the next day featured Gordon's experience with headlines like this: "Tigers Show No Mercy to Groom" and "Bad Honeymoon Start." The Gordons can laugh now about the incident, their marriage having lasted 50 years despite what the sports writers said about its beginning. An anniversary reception is planned between 2 and 5 o'clock tomorrow at the Lamplighter Inn at Chico, Kitsap County. After retiring from professional baseball in 1916, Gordon worked at the Bremerton Naval Shipyard until 1951. Since then, the Gordons have had a trailer, living in Bremerton in the summer and in Arizona in the winter. The Gordons have a son, John M. Gordon, Oswego, Oregon and two grandchildren. Mrs. Gordon, the former Floy Rerick, was born in Primghar, Iowa. The Methodist minister who baptized here as a baby in Primghar, the Rev. E.L. Benedict, also performed the marriage ceremony, having in the meantime become pastor of a church near Green Lake. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.