Eugene Gage

Eugene Allan Gage, 89, Fergus Falls, died August 26, 2021, at his home. Eugene was born November 1, 1931, to George and Gladys (Pike) Gage in Kalamazoo, MI. He had close ties to his family. He graduated in 1950 from Mattawan High School in Mattawan, MI and then attended Parsons Business School in Kalamazoo for two years, earning an Associate Degree in Accounting in 1952. After graduation, he was drafted into the Army. He did basic training in Harrisburg, PA and was then sent to Heidelberg, Germany, where he worked in the Code Room at Army Headquarters/Europe. He was honorably discharged in 1954. Allan started working at the Boylan Buick dealer in Kalamazoo in 1954. He also worked at Doubleday Printing Company and later on at Georgia Pacific Co. until his retirement in 1991. Allan met his wife, Carole Clarren, in November 1960, and married on July 14, 1962 to begin their life together in Kalamazoo. Their daughter Katharine, nicknamed Kitty, was welcomed in 1972. In 1999, Allan and Carole moved to Fergus Falls to be close to their daughter. Preceding him in death his parents and siblings, George (Geneva) Gage, Donald (Susan) Gage, Gaitha (Delbert) Meyle, Robert (Elva) Gage, and Harold (Judith) Gage. Survivors include his wife, Carole; daughter, Katharine (Richard) Lahti, and granddaughters, Erika and Sonja Lahti all of Fergus Falls. Memorials preferred to Grace United Methodist Church in Fergus Falls or Lake Region Cancer Care and Research Center in Fergus Falls. Service: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com