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By Ashley Baddeley and Tamara Rader More than 700,000 Canadians are currently living with dementia, a syndrome that leads to progressive memory loss and a deterioration in cognition over time. Associated symptoms range from mild and not debilitating (i.e., forgetfulness, limited attention span, mood swings, and mild coordination issues) to all-encompassing (i.e., inability to communicate […]
Gordon R. Vercoe Jr. SPEARFISH, SD – Gordon R. Vercoe Jr, 84, resident of Spearfish, South Dakota and former resident of Ishpeming, Michigan, passed away on November 30, 2020, in Yuma, Arizona, his winter home, after a brief hard-fought battle with Covid-19. He was born in Ishpeming, on May 18, 1936, to Gordon and Bertha (Vertanen) Vercoe, growing up in Gwinn and Ishpeming (North Lake) Michigan. After high school he joined the U.S. Navy (1954-1958) and was a torpedo man stationed aboard one of two battleships (the U.S.S. Hank) in the Korean Conflict. He married, Nancy H. Ruohomaki, in 1959...