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10/26/1928
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01/13/2011
George Gabriel Obituary
GABRIEL, George C.
On January 13, 2011, our Heavenly Father called home his servant, George C. Gabriel. He died in Big Timber, MT with his wife, Bonnie, at his side.
George was born on October 26, 1928, in Boise, Idaho to George M. and Elsie (Peterson) Gabriel. He served in the Army for three years then joined the Air Force for a total of 21½ years of military service. He married April 3, 1973 in Moses Lake, WA to Bonnie Schaible. He was active in the LDS church. Many will remember George fondly as the "Tootsie Roll Grandpa". He lived in the Greenacres area for 26 years before moving to MT to be closer to his sons.
George was active in Boy Scouts for 42 years. He helped more than 257 young men reach the rank of Eagle Scout. He also volunteered at Greenacres Elementary weekly while his youngest daughter attended school K-6 there. George and Bonnie were honored for their service when the school named the copy machine after them.
He will always be remembered for the big smile he always wore and his positive attitude.
He is survived by his loving wife, Bonnie; sons, Gene Gabriel and Ron Schaible of Montana; daughters Brenda of Idaho, Ann Marie of Indiana, Lena of Washington, Diane of South Dakota, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and friends.
A memorial service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, April 9, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 23515 E. Boone Ave in Liberty Lake, WA.
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April 4, 2011
The Ladies and Gentlemen of the Washington State Veterans Cemetery extend our deepest sympathies to the family of George C. Gabriel for your loss, to honor his service to our country and our patriotic hero.
Linda Anne House, Founding Member
Rick & Celia Calvin
April 3, 2011
George my friend you will sorely missed by many. Bonnie our hearts are with you and your family. I would have never realized the first time that I met George trying to help my Aunt's family in Moses Lake that our paths would cross so many time over the next 30 plus years but they did with no regrets. Celia and I will always keep him in our hearts for all the good work he did for mankind.
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