Apr 7, 2021
Gordon Nethercut, devoted family man, professional leader, and community servant, passed on peacefully on Good Friday, April 2, 2021 at the age of 92 after several months of declining health. He will be dearly missed by his wife of 68 years, Vernie, his three children Cynthia Nethercut (husband Joseph Altonji) of Madison, Connecticut; John Nethercut (wife Sonie) of Baltimore, Maryland; and William (Bill) Nethercut of Ossineke, Michigan; and three grandchildren–Matthew Altonji, Justin Nethercut, and Mary Altonji. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert (and wife Jean) Nethercut, of St. Paul, Minnesota. Gordon was born June 28, 1928 in Sandusky, Ohio to Donald and Helen (Porch) Nethercut. He graduated from Elyria (Ohio) High School in 1946 and from Denison University in 1950 with a BA in Economics. At Denison, he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Blue Key Honor Society, and Beta Alpha Psi (an accounting honorary society). He was a loyal Denison alu