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Gordon Zabel Obituary
New London - Gordon G. Zabel, age 87, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019 at Kindred Hearts. He was born on October 28, 1931 in West Bloomfield, son of the late Gerhardt and Viola (Winters) Zabel. He was united in marriage on June 25, 1957 to Carol Baker. Gordon worked at Riverside Paper in Appleton for 3 years and then worked his dairy farm for 30 years. He was a member of the Fox Valley Two Cylinder Club and the Symco Thresheree. In his retirement, his greatest pastime was driving the delivery truck for Zabel's Sawmill.
Gordon is survived by his wife, Carol; sons, Brian Zabel (Michele VandenHeuvel) and Mark (Angela) Zabel; grandchildren, Grant and Bridget Zabel; brother, Carlton (Diane) Zabel; and sisters in-law, Irma Zabel and Joanne Zabel. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Jerome and Virgil.
Funeral services for Gordon will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Cline & Hanson Funeral Home, New London. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on from Friday, April 5th from 4-7 p.m. and also on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will be in the Floral Hill Cemetery, New London.
The family would like to thank Kindred Hearts, Heartland Hospice and their generous staffs for all the care they have shown Gordon over the years.
In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established for Parkinson's research.
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Thomas Stoeger
April 3, 2019
I was thinking about Gordon an hour ago after seeing a Kindrd Hearts commercial on television. We were roommates at St. Joseph's Residence and he spoke fondly about his days at Kinred Hearts. One night he pushed his wheelchair past me and headed toward the door,
i asked Gordon where he was going and he replied, "I'm going to try to catch a ride to Kindred Hearts." Another resident asked whether we should try to stop him and I said,"I hope to hell he makes it!"My guess is that he'll prefer Heaven to Kindred Hearts.If you try to escape, I'm reporting you,Gordon.
Ronald Drath
April 2, 2019
We are so sorry to hear about Gordy!!! He was one of the kindest man I've ever met. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family.
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Cline & Hanson Funeral & Cremations - New London209 West Cook Street PO Box 119, New London, WI 54961
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