SPEARFISH | David E. Abell, 48, a past resident of Elkhorn, WI, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a long illness.
David was born Dec. 3, 1963, in Edgerton, WI, the son of Wallace and Claritta (Peck) Abell. David graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1982. He studied nursing at Gateway Technical College right after high school and worked for many years at Holton Manor Nursing Home in Elkhorn. He then worked at NPC in Lake Geneva for a short time, and spent the remaining years in Elkhorn working at Elkhorn Webpress. David married his high school sweetheart, Donna Swan, on Nov. 5, 1983. They were together for 30 years.
He was always an avid hunter and fisherman and had a passion for the outdoors, wrestling and crime dramas.
David is survived by his parents, Wallace and Claritta Abell of Elkhorn, WI; his brother, Dan (Jane) Abell of Delavan, WI; his son, Mason (Jessica) Abell of Spearfish; and granddaughter, Paige Abell of Spearfish.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at All Angels Episcopal Church. Graveside services in Wisconsin, will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Crematory Service of Spearfish. Online condolences may be left at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com .
Published in Rapid City Journal on December 6, 2012
SPEARFISH | David E. Abell, 48, a past resident of Elkhorn, WI, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a long illness.
David was born Dec. 3, 1963, in Edgerton, WI, the son of Wallace and Claritta (Peck) Abell. David graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1982. He studied nursing at Gateway Technical College right after high school and worked for many years at Holton Manor Nursing Home in Elkhorn. He then worked at NPC in Lake Geneva for a short time, and spent the remaining years in Elkhorn working at Elkhorn Webpress. David married his high school sweetheart, Donna Swan, on Nov. 5, 1983. They were together for 30 years.
He was always an avid hunter and fisherman and had a passion for the outdoors, wrestling and crime dramas.
David is survived by his parents, Wallace and Claritta Abell of Elkhorn, WI; his brother, Dan (Jane) Abell of Delavan, WI; his son, Mason (Jessica) Abell of Spearfish; and granddaughter, Paige Abell of Spearfish.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at All Angels Episcopal Church. Graveside services in Wisconsin, will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Crematory Service of Spearfish. Online condolences may be left at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com .
Published in Rapid City Journal on December 6, 2012
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