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Winnie Ella Gab
(October 9, 1929 - November 28, 2009)
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Winnie Ella Gab
Winnie E. Gab, 80, Bowdle, died Saturday, November 28, 2009 at her farm home north of Bowdle. Funeral services are 10:00 AM, Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Hosmer, SD with Rev. Patrick Hahn leading the service. Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery, Hosmer. Organist will be Wesley Schaible and the congregation will sing “Day by Day” and “On eagle’s Wings”. Joyce Heyne and Wesley Schaible will sing “Blessed Assurance”. Ushers will be Werner Mohr and Vernon Walth.
Funeral home visitation begins 3:00 PM Monday with a 7:00 PM Prayer Service.
Winnie Ella Goehring, daughter of Martha (Maisch) and John G. Goehring, was born October 9, 1929 at her parent’s farm 2 miles N of Hosmer. She attended rural school and Hosmer High School, graduating with the HHS Class of 1948. She married Allan Gab at Hosmer on June 20, 1948. They lived with Allan’s parents until October 1948 when they settled on a farm west of Hosmer. Winnie was kept busy raising her family and working on the farm. In August 1981, she took the head cook position at the Hosmer School. She held that position for 24 years, retiring when the school closed. Winnie was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer January 2008. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and was very active in the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (WELCA). She also enjoyed being a member of the Busy Bell Extension Club. Her pastimes included quilting, crocheting, and baking. Winnie loved gardening, especially growing flowers.
Family members surviving Winnie include Allan, her husband of 61 years; 5 sons—Rex (Marjean) Gab of Mitchell, SD Craig (Polly) Gab of Eureka, SD, Brian (Margie) Gab of Belvedere, CA, Blair (Glenda) Gab of Broomfield, CO, and Kurt (Donna) Gab of Brentford, SD; 1 daughter Beverly (Scot) Fisher of Renton, WA; 2 brothers—Jim (Candy) Goehring of Simi Valley, CA and Jerry (Wanda) Goehring of Minden, NV; 2 sisters—Cindy Schutz of Eureka, SD and Jeannie (John) Larson of Wetonka, SD; 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
Winnie was preceded in death by her parents, 5 brothers—Howard, Milbert, Junis, Heron (8 months), and Thomas (7 years); and 1 sister—Wilma Voegele.
Honorary bearers will be Winnie’s granddaughters—Jenny Gauger of Mitchell, SD, Lisa Week of Northglen, CO, Amanda Hillard of Norfolk, VA, and Vanessa Gab of Broomfield, CO.
Casketbearers will be Winnie’s grandsons—Christopher Gab of Shawnee, KS, Jared Gab of Lawrence, KS, Ryan Gab of Golden, CO, Eric Gab of Aberdeen, SD, Jordan Gab of Rapid City, SD, Landon Gab of Brentford,SD, and Wylie Gab and Liam Gab of Belvedere, CA.
Arrangements by Lien Funeral Home of Bowdle.
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