Eugene "Gene" Gilbert Iverson, 76, of Bagley, MN, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loved ones.

Eugene was born October 4, 1943, in Bagley, the son of Conrad and Helena (Johnson) Iverson.  He attended school in Ebro, MN, and later Bagley.  Eugene was united in marriage on February 20, 1965, to Louella Goodwin in Bagley and was the proud father of four children: Tom, Tony, Dan, and Tammy. He was also a devoted grandfather to sixteen grandchildren: Travis, Lindsey, Sara, Brooke, Abbey, Emiley, Krystal, Kayla, Kasandra, Karla, Hunter, Hope, Daniel Jr., Isabella, William, and Hayden; and thirteen great-grandchildren: Kalista, Madison, Kaydence, Kaylie, Harlea, Braxton, Jaxton, Brayden, Aiyanna, Amiya, Jase, Maverick, and Jayla.

Eugene grew up working in the woods with his dad, Conrad, later he worked for over 45 years for Lundberg Forest Products as a logger and at times hauling gravel.  Eugene took great pleasure and pride in being a hard worker and loved teaching his sons the trade throughout the years.  He greatly enjoyed tinkering around with cars and engines.  He looked forward to having coffee with loved ones and joking around with his friends and family, mostly his grandchildren.

Eugene's highlight in life was being a dad and grandpa, and he was so proud of all his children and grandchildren. There wasn't a time that he wasn't there for his family when they needed him, be it teaching them to ride their bike, getting their cars running, putting on new brake pads, taking them hunting, or just a walk in the woods to make new discoveries.  Eugene loved to hunt, and his spirit will remain with the deer hunters throughout the years.  He also appreciated working on, driving in, or watching the demo derby at county fair time. Eugene was a master gardener and loved to eat fresh vegetables right out of his garden or share with anyone who desired.  He rarely missed watching a night of WWE and relished date nights at the casino with the love of his life, Lou.  He was one to never sit still and continued to go back into the woods to run his feller buncher long after his retirement.  He looked forward to every opportunity to hang out with family, tease the grandkids, and spark a good laugh.  Eugene always had the coffee pot on in the garage for family and friends and in the winter, you could count on him to have the woodstove fired up to make sure company could enjoy coffee in warmth. He was an extremely devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother.  He will be remembered as being a very giving, patient, humble, kind, and compassionate person who had a special love his Lou!

He is survived by three sons: Thomas Iverson of Fargo, ND, Tony (Jodi) Iverson of Bagley, and Daniel (Liz) Iverson of Elk River, MN; daughter, Tammy (Bob) Hanse of Bagley; brothers: Vernon (Denice) Iverson of Bemidji, Randy (Joyce) Iverson of Oklahoma City, OK, Jeffery (Denise) Iverson of Dassel, MN, and David (Beth) Iverson of Bagley; sisters:  Emily Dostal of Chisholm, MN, Marlene Norby of Hamilton, OH, Jeanette Sundseth of Webster, WI, and Judith (Wally) Meierhofer of Pierz, MN; brothers-in-law, Aurthor "Sonny" Choitz and Roger Hill, both of Chisholm, MN; and a sister-in-law, Sue Iverson of Bagley.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Louella Iverson; parents, Conrad and Helena Iverson; parents-in-law, Thomas and Bessie Goodwin; three sisters: Rosemary Hill, Cora Choitz, and Geraldine "Gerry" Mackereth; one brother, LeRoy Iverson; two brothers-in-law, Les Mackereth and Warren "Buzz" Sundseth; and granddaughter, Hope Louella Iverson.

Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Faith Hill Assembly of God Church in Bagley, MN.  A Time of Gathering will be held Wednesday, August 19 ^th from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at the church and continue one hour prior to the service.  Inurnment will be held in Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery, Ebro, MN.

All COVID 19 safety requirements will be followed at the church.