Randolph "Gus" Gregory

Randolph "Gus" Gregory, 94, of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2007, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. He was born December 12, 1912, in South Dakota, the son of John and Mae (Shute) Gregory. He married Florence DeFore of Ottawa on February 26, 1940. Memorial services will be held at Gladfelter Funeral Home in Ottawa at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 1, 2007. Gus was as unique as his birth date, 12-12-12. He loved to ballroom dance and was known as "Fred Astaire" by his female dance partners. Gus enjoyed golfing and card playing with Harlin Battles, Leo Tri, Dan Moss, Calvin Leason and Les Wilder, and later joined by Steve "Shadow" Calloway for cards. He was retired from Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America after more than 30 years of service. Hobbies also included gardening, "hanging pictures" and baking rhubarb, mince meat and pumpkin pies for family gatherings. He was a 55-year member of Ottawa Occidental Masonic Lodge No. 40, A.F. & A.M. and the Ottawa Moose Lodge. He is survived by four sons, Terrence "Boots" of Rossford, Ohio, David (Ann) of Toledo, Ohio, Gilbert (Bonnie) and Joe (Bonnie) both of Ottawa; seven grand-children, Michael (Susan) Gregory and Mary (Michael) Claggett both of Ottawa, Molly (Tony) Quigley of Seneca, Erin Gregory of Chicago, Amy Gregory of Joliet, Megan (Dan) Perkins and Matt Gregory both of Toledo Ohio,; eight great grandchildren; a sister, Ida Millicken of Greensboro, NC; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Florence on October 11, 1977; four brothers; five sisters, and a dear friend, Erie Jones. From Maddie - great granddaughter - "We will miss Grandpa Gus so much but it will all be okay because he is where he wanted to be. Nursing homes were never his favorite place. We loved him and I know a lot of other people did, too." In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the donor's choice.