Obituary Details Return To List    Name Gordon “Skip” Bruington Date Of Birth 7/13/1935  Date Of Death 2/22/2010  Funeral Home Richie  Tribute File    Memorial services for Gordon “Skip” Bruington, age 74, of Lenox, who died Monday, February 22, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines were held Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 12:00 Noon at the Ritchie Funeral Home in Lenox. The ashes will be scattered in Florida by his son. Memorials can be given in Skip’s name. Memories can be shared with the family at www.ritchiefuneralhome.com under Obituaries. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie Funeral Home of Lenox. Gordon “Skip” Dee Bruington was born July 13, 1935 on the family farm in Taylor County, Iowa the son of Tedford Lawrence Bruington and Gertrude (Hale) Bruington. He grew up attending school in Lenox, graduating from high school in Kansas City. After graduation, Skip moved to Chicago, Illinois where he was employed in the drywall business and also joined the Illinois National Guard. In 1959, Skip married and a son Mark was born. He later moved to Florida where he continued in the drywall business and pursued his love of fishing. He returned to Lenox, Iowa in the 1990’s where he continued drywalling. Survivors include his son Mark Bruington and wife Sue of West Chicago, Illinois; a brother Wayne Dale Bruington of Kansas City, Missouri; a sister Gloria Aarnone of Splendora, Texas; two grandchildren, Melissa and Megan and one great-grandchild, Daliah; along with many other family members and friends. Preceding Skip in death are his parents Ted and Gertrude Bruington.