Bronze Star Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Kenneth Gabel.
WONDER LAKE – Kenneth Glenn Gabel, 90, of McHenry and formerly of Wonder Lake, died Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Fox Point Manor in McHenry. He was born Aug. 2, 1922, in Evanston to Harry A. and Lydia (Manthie) Gabel. On Sept. 6, 1947, he married Betty Jean Fiala. Kenneth was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps. He served in the South Pacific during World War II, receiving three Bronze Stars and the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon. He achieved the rank of corporal at his time of discharge. He...