JOHNSON CREEK - Gordon Lillge, 52, of Johnson Creek, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001, at his parent’s home in Jefferson. He was born Oct. 22, 1949, to Gordon and Arline (nee Kortendick) Lillge in Great Lakes, Ill.

Gordon was a counselor at the Ethan Allen School in Wales. He is a veteran of the United States Army. He was also a member of the Oconomowoc Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2260 and former member of the Dr. Martin Luther Church in Oconomowoc.

He is survived by daughter, Angel Lillge of Manitowish Waters; his sons, Chad Lillge of Oconomowoc and Craig Lillge of Johnson Creek; his stepson, Samuel Stoltenburg of Reeseville; his grandchildren, Aleisha, Lucas and Bradyn Lillge, and his stepgrandson, Austin Stoltenburg. He is further survived by his parents, Gordon and Arline Lillge of Jefferson; his brother, Eugene (Carol) Lillge, of Endevor; his sisters, Cindy (Randy) Swan of New Port Richey, Fla., and Penny Lillge of Fort Atkinson; and other relatives and friends.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. until the 7 p.m. funeral service Thursday, Dec. 27, at the Pagenkopf Funeral Home, 1165 E. Summit Ave., Oconomowoc; the Rev. John Baumann officiating. Interment will be held at Glenview Memorial Gardens in Ixonia.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to The American Cancer Society are appreciated.

The Pagenkopf Funeral Home is serving the family. For more information, call 567-4457.