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Barbara Gagel Obituary

Barbara Gagel

West Chester - Barbara Jean Gagel (nee Lehmenkuler), beloved wife, adoring mother and grandmother, selfless friend, died suddenly Feb. 8, 2020. She was 72. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Willis Joseph and Geraldine Lehmenkuler; and granddaughter, Gabriella Hope Gofney. Survivors include her beloved husband, Charles Thomas Gagel; daughters, Gina Michelle Kurtz and Brittany Lauren Gofney; son, Zachary David Gagel; eight grandchildren; and many extended family members and friends. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at Hodapp Funeral Home in West Chester, OH. Mass of Christian Burial is noon Friday, Feb. 14, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Cincinnati, OH. Interment is in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the American Heart Association, The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society, or the charity of one's choice. Online condolences may be made at hodappfuneralhome.com. Hodapp Funeral Home West Chester is in charge of arrangements.

Published by The Cincinnati Enquirer from Feb. 12 to Feb. 14, 2020.
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I think of you, Barb, every year on your birthday, August 9. And on mine in November. We spent many birthdays together. I miss you.

Suzanne Hurst (Suzie)

School

February 6, 2023

I remember how much Barbara was loved by both her parents. An only child, like me, Barb was possibly even more spoiled. I can recall her sitting in the living room, and calling out to her mom, "Mommy, bring me a coke." She got one. :) And I recall her dad loved to tease her. In the summers her parents would always take her, and me, plus maybe one more of our close friends, to Mike Linnig's for dinner. We'd always eat outside in one of the little "cabins" by the river. Barb always ordered frog legs. Her dad would say, "Ya, know don't you, that when they go into the hot skillet, they dance around?" Her response invariably was, "Oh, Dad-dy!", as only Barb could say it. And she would giggle. I also remember our long conversations on the phone. We loved to go shopping, and before a shopping trip to downtown Louisville, we'd always talk at length about what we would wear. Then my parents would take me to her house, and we would catch the Chestnut Street bus by the Rouben's Pharmacy, near her house on Vermont St., and head downtown to spend a Saturday, shopping at Selman's, Stewart's, Byck's and Bacon's. Then it was back to Walnut St., next to Selman's to catch the bus back home to Barb's house. We thought we were "IT." LOL. I miss her laugh.

SUZANNE HURST

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February 5, 2021

Was a very loving person and fun to be around she was my first cousin her dad and my dad Kenny Lehmenkuler were brothers.

Doris Buchanan

Family

February 14, 2020

Barbara Lehmenkuler was one of my best friends ever. We became friends in 7th grade, and were very close for years. I hadn't seen her since graduation from UofL in '69, and had lost track of her because I couldn't recall her married name. Finally we reconnected in 2018, and were able to get together several times. I was so thankful. She and Chuck took me to dinner and a UofL game, and Barb and I had lunch several times. This is the kind of friend she was - when she found out that I was alone last Thanksgiving, she invited me to her family's dinner in 2020. Barb, I'll never forget your smile. LOVE, Suzanne

February 14, 2020

May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.

American Heart Association

February 13, 2020

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13

Visitation

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Hodapp Funeral Home - West Chester

8815 Cincinnati Columbus Rd, West Chester, OH 45069

Feb

14

Mass of Christian Burial

12:00 p.m.

Good Shepherd Catholic Church

Cincinnati, OH

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8815 Cincinnati Columbus Rd, West Chester, OH 45069

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