LEST WE FORGET 261 MORKEN, Gordon Christopher WWII Gordon Christopher Morken was born on September 4, 1922, on his parents’ farm in the Wingelo District north of Glenside. He was the son of Christian and Marine Morken, originally from Norway, who moved to Canada after their marriage in 1907. Gordon was one of seven children. He received his confirmation at the Spring Creek Lutheran Church in 1937 and attended Coulee Creek School. He was farming when he enlisted in the RCAF in Saskatoon on December 10, 1942. He trained at Vulcan, Alberta and served as a Leading Aircraftman at camps in Yorkton and Lachine before being deployed overseas with the 426 Squadron at Airfield Kenley in England, one of the three main fighter stations responsible for the air defence of London. Gordon had already been awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the Overseas Bar Defence Medal and the War Medal 1939-1945 when he was honourably discharged in Winnipeg on May 15, 1946. Upon his return to Canada, he worked as a truck driver in Regina for two years, then as a brakeman for the CPR in Outlook. He then returned to the family farm with two of his brothers. Gordon Morken and Marjorie Thomson married in 1956. They had three children: Darlene, Don and Greg. While farming, Gordon also drove a school bus from 1961 to 1982 and was always known for his sunny smile and ability to get the children to school, rain or shine. Gordon passed away on March 28, 1990 and is buried in the Outlook Cemetery. MOULDING, George E. WWII George was born in 1920 in Lemberg, Saskatchewan. He enlisted in the Canadian Army and served in Canada until his discharge. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the King George VI Medal, 1939-1945. George passed away in 2007.
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