Gordon Kenneth Herring - Death Certificate

I received a copy of the death certificate for Gordon Kenneth Herring from the Minnesota Department of Health yesterday. That took over a month to get here! Here is an earlier post where I mention I will be requesting the death certificate.

I will try and post a link to the image of the death certificate once I have it scanned and uploaded to my website. For now, some highlights.

Gordon Kenneth Herring
Date of death: Aug. 24, 1964, 2:45pm
Place of death: St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted, Minn.
Cause of death: Cerebral hemorrhage and edema due to cerebral contusion
How injury occurred: Racing accident - stock cars
Place of injury: Steele county Fair Grounds, Owatonna, Steele, Minn.
Time of accident: Aug. 23, 1964, 3:30pm
The informant is from the Mayo Clinic Records.

An operation was performed on Aug. 23, no doubt to try and manage the hemorrhaging and edema.

Gordon's usual residence is listed as Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. With a mailing address listed as Box 583 out of the Golden Post Office. This is on the western edge of Denver.

Date of birth: Aug. 8, 1920
Age: 44 years
Usual occupation: Trucker
Birthplace: Kansas
Father's name: Marvin M. Herring
Mother's maiden name: Besse ?
Spouse's name: Ella Lavoras

Gordon's body was sent to Arvada, Colorado from the Riley Funeral Home in Rochester, Minn. There are several cemeteries in the area: Arvada Cemetery, Crown Hill Cemetery and Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Gordon is likely buried in this area.