Gene Gorman
October 28, 1956 ~ March 28, 2016
Gene Francis Gorman age 59 of Rochester, MN, formerly of New Hampton, died Monday, March 28, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton after a long, hard fought battle with cancer.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Holy Family Parish (206 N. Broadway) in New Hampton with Rev. Mark Osterhaus officiating the Mass. Organist for the service will be Ann Bennett. Donna Rosonke will be the lector and Emily and Debbie Gorman will present the offertory gifts.
Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery following the service. Bob Rosonke, Glenn Nystel, Bill Lowe, Steve Hruska, Jason Gilbert and Chris Gorman will serve as pallbearers.
Friends may greet the family from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2016 at Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton, where a 7:00 p.m. scripture service will take place. Visitation continues an hour prior to the Mass on Saturday at church.
Gene Francis Gorman was born October 28, 1956 in New Hampton, IA, the son of Donald and Lorna (Rosonke) Gorman. Gene attended St. Josephs Community School until eighth grade when he went to New Hampton High School and was part of the graduating class of 1974.
After high school, he went to work for John Deere in Waterloo before taking a job with IBM in Rochester, MN. After many years at IBM he started working at Kemps and was a forklift driver.
Gene loved the outdoors. He could be found doing many outdoor activities including fishing, trapping, turtle hunting and deer hunting. He will always be remembered for his patience. He could sit all day and not catch a fish. As long as he was outside relaxing, he enjoyed it. All of his nieces and nephews held a special place in his heart. He would always bring his nieces and nephews gifts, stuffed animals, or help them fix things.
Gene is survived by his mother, Lorna Gorman of New Hampton, IA; four brothers,, Wayne Gorman of New Hampton, IA, Gary (Julie) Gorman of New Hampton, IA, Curtis (Andrea) Gorman of Huntersville, NC, Dave Gorman of Charlotte, NC; one sister Ruth (Alan) Gilbert of Ionia, IA; three nephews Jason Gilbert of Clear Lake, IA, Chris Gorman of New Hampton, IA, Cody Gorman of Huntersville, NC; five nieces, Jenny (Chris) Hovey of Denver, IA, Christine (Dan) Venem of New Hampton, IA, Debbie Gorman of New Hampton, IA, Emily Gorman of New Hampton, IA, Kelly Nearhood of Huntersville, NC; five great-nephews Owen Hovey, Elliott Hovey, Brayton Hovey, Ashton Venem and Kale Venem; and special friend Jenny Steffey.
He was preceded in death by his father, Donald Gorman.
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Bob And Carol Gorman lit a candle in memory of Gene Francis Gorman
Lorna,Gary and family, Sorry to hear about your loss of Gene. He was a great guy and a close friend when growing up. It was always fun hanging around Gene and Gary in the basement, sneaking frozen cookies out of the freezer, and having fun. I’ll never forget about the boat you guys built down there. A lot of good memories of Gene and you guys still. I’m sure he’ll be greatly missed but not forgotten. God Bless Dave Speltz
Thank you for the kind thoughts and fond memories!
Lorna, Gary and all, Sorry to hear of Gene’s passing and learn of his battle with cancer. As a classmate for twelve years, we had a lot of history together and he certainly was one of the friendliest people I’ve ever known. May his memory and God’s blessing bring you all peace and comfort soon.
Thank you for the kind words.
Lorna and families, We extend our sympathy to all of you during this difficult time. Joyce and Shorty
We would like to express our sincere sympathy to the Gorman family during this difficult time. Gregg & Lori Mai
I worked with Gene years ago and always thought he was the nicest guy. Always so friendly and funny too. I was so sad to see he passed away. Thoughts and prayers :pray:
Thank you for the kind words and for thinking of us.
My sympathies to you Lorna and family. He will be sadly missed. May the memories you cherish help you get through this difficult time. RIP Gene. Irene Frantzen
To the Gorman family so sorry for your loss. I remember the good times in our younger years all the late nights and long drives we used to take never a dull moment with him.Never knew where we would end up when you got in the car with Gene but they were always fun.Take care and my thoughts and prayers will be with you this tough weekend you will be going through. Don Rosonke Jr.
Sorry for your loss. I worked with Gene (Geno) at IBM and still remember the great times we had at work and always that drink after work. Spring Valley, MN.
Thank you, Donnie, for the fond memories and for all the phone calls and thinking of us! Thank you Tom for thinking of us. Gene had some great friends in Rochester!!
Our sympathy to Lorna and all family members in their loss of Gene. Dan & Jean Scott
He always had a smile on his face, I am a classmate of his from 1974, my heart and prayers go out to all his family and friends.
Thoughts and prayers to all of you. I was a 1974 classmate of Gene’s. Deb Thorne and Steve Gossling
Thank you, Cindy, for your kind thoughts. Thank you, Deb and Steve, for thinking of us.
Lorna and family,so sorry to hear the news of Gene’s death. Thoughts and prayers to all of you. Bill and Linda Flick.
My deepest sympathy to Gene’s mom, siblings and extended families. God’s speed. Ali (Geerts) Anderson.
My Deepest Sympathy to The Gorman Family! ! Thinking of you all.
My heartfelt condolences to Lorna and family. Where to start with the memories of Gene? There are so many that we had growing up in New Hampton. We spent many of the weekends playing cards and raising a little bit of hell, okay, a lot of hell! I’ M sure we gave our moms gray hair during our excursions. Gene was a faithful and loyal friend, even standing up as a groomsman for me when I got married. Seeing Gene in a tux, now that’s loyalty and faithful! There was never a dull moment when you were with Gene, he was the life of the party, and made living fun. I will always carry Gene in my heart, I will miss him very, very much. RIP good friend, I will see you on the other side.
Thank you, Glenn, for all of the great memories you shared. Gene was an awesome person.
Mary Wegner lit a candle in memory of Gene Francis Gorman
Deepest sympathy from our family to yours
Lorna and family May our Lord bless and comfort you and your family during this time of grief. Please accept our sincere condolences. Cherish the memories.
Kimberly M. Mathews purchased the Divine Peace Bouquet for the family of Gene Francis Gorman.
Gorman family, you have our deepest sympathy.
Kimberly Mathews lit a candle in memory of Gene Francis Gorman
My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Gorman Family. My sincere condolences. I have such fun, funny, and silly memories of Geno with Reece (RBall). Geno will certainly be missed by a great number of people who lives he had touched. –Kim Mathews
All my thoughts to you Lorna and your family. May Gene’s memories console you in the next days. Jeanne(Geerts) Roder
My deepest sympathy to all of Gene’s family and relatives. Thoughts and prayers to all of you. Find comfort in your memories shared with Gene thru the years. Sincerely, Terry Lynn (Steffes) Fourtner
My heart felt condolences to Lorna and family. Where to start with the memories of Gene? There are so many that we had growing up in New Hampton. We spent many of the weekends playing cards and raising a little bit of hell, okay a lot of hell! I’m sure we gave are moms some gray hair during our excursions. Gene was a faithful and loyal friend, even standing up as a groomsman for me when I got married. Seeing Gene in a tux, now that’s loyality and faithful! There was never a dull moment when you were with Gene, he was the life of the party, and made living fun. I will always carry Gene in my heart, I will miss him very, very much. RIP good friend, I’ll see you on the other side.
Great guy, great friend. RIP buddy
Prayers for the family in your moment of grief.
My prayers go out to the family.
My deepest sympathy to all of Gene’s family. He was a classmate and such a nice person, Always had a smile on his face. Keep all those wonderful memories close to your hearts.
Our Deepest sympathy to you Lorna and family. Cherish those memories.
Lorna and family my sympathy to you and God speed to Gene
Our sympathy to Lorna and family.Jack and Betty
My sympathies to the Gorman family. I worked with Gene at IBM and he was always so pleasant to be around . . . always happy and always a friend. May your memories give you comfort during the hard times. So very sorry about the cancer. RIP Gene.
Thank you, Diane, for your kind thoughts and for being Gene’s friend.