Gordon Keith Hartge

Gordon Keith Hartge, 85, born September 20,1938 passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024.

Keith lived in Morrisville, North Carolina and leaves behind his wife Nancy; three children, Jeffrey (Tobi), Mark and Scott (Elizabeth); four grandchildren, Haley (Anthony), Robert, Walker and Russell. He also has two great grandchildren, Nora and Maeve. Predeceasing Keith were his parents Frederick and Lorraine and two sisters, Charlotte Smith and Shirley Griscavage.

Keith taught Physics and Chemistry for 39 and one half years, eight and one half in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania and 31 years at Southold High School, Southold, New York. He graduated from New Kensington High School in 1956 where he played the trombone in the band. Keith received his BS degree in Science from Slippery Rock College in Pennsylvania. His masters degree in Physics was from Marshall University. He then went on to work toward his doctorate in Chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley under Dr Pimentel.

Keith's body was cremated and no services are planned.

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