Hobe Sound, Florida--David Alexander Gordeuk was born on January 12, 1949 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania to Stephen and Jenny Zernov Gordeuk. He departed this life on March 3, 2018 at his home in Hobe Sound, Florida.
Dave received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees at Penn State University, and his Ph.D. in Theology from Trinity Theological Seminary.
Dave, along with others, started Overcomers, an evangelism outreach to college campuses and communities. He worked for 12 years as a campus missionary at Penn State University with Campus Missionary Fellowship. In 1985, he became the pastor of Mt. Pleasant Community Church southeast of Lyndon, where he pastored for 20 years. In 2006, Dave moved with his family to Hobe Sound, Florida, where he served as a teacher at Hobe Sound Bible College, and Pastor for Spiritual Life at Hobe Sound Bible Church. In recent years, he has served there as Writer-in-Residence.
Dave was preceded in death by his parents, Stephen and Jenny Gordeuk, and his brother, Daniel.
Dave leaves behind his wife of 38 years, Janice Kramer Gordeuk; his four children, Jonathan Gordeuk, Julie Gordeuk Franklin and husband Jonathan, Jeana Gordeuk and Jeffrey Gordeuk; his two grandsons, Kimber and Knox Franklin; his brother, Vic Gordeuk; his three sisters, Anita Brennan, Elizabeth Caine and Nancy Kondas; many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Dave will be at 1:00pm on Saturday, March 17 at the Mt. Pleasant Community Church. The family will receive friends from 11:00am until service time. Burial will be in the Melvern Cemetery.