Clair H. Gabel, of Perkasie, PA, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Twp., PA. He was 85.
He was the husband of Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Shaffer) Gabel. The couple had celebrated their 44th Wedding Anniversary on October 25, 2018.
Born in Hagersville, PA, he was the son of the late Simon E. and Elizabeth M. (Howland) Gabel. He was a 1951 graduate of Sell-Perk High School, Perkasie.
A U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, Clair served with the Signal Corps from 1953 to 1955 and then with the Army Reserves until his honorable discharge in 1961.
Clair was employed in the Maintenance Department for the former AMETEK, INC., U. S. Gauge Division, Sellersville, PA, for 44 years until retiring in 1994.
He was a lifetime member of Peace Tohickon Lutheran Church, Perkasie, PA, where he served on the Clergy Call Committee.
A 32nd Degree Mason with the Lehigh Consistory, Scottish Rite, Valley of Allentown, PA, Clair was a Recipient of the Meritorious Service Award, Past Master of the Quakertown Masonic Lodge No. 512, Quakertown, PA, and a member of the Shiloh-MacCalla Lodge No. 558 F & AM, Souderton, PA. He was also a member of the Lansdale Royal Arch No. 301, Souderton, and the Tall Cedars of Lebanon of North America, Friendship Forest No. 146, Quakertown.
Clair belonged to a walking group at Lake Lenape Park in Perkasie. He especially enjoyed woodworking, gardening and reading, and he was an avid fan of the Philadelphia Phillies Baseball and Philadelphia Eagles Football Teams.
Surviving with his wife are a son, Nathaniel H. Gabel and his wife Jennifer, of Sellersville, PA; a grandson, Connor Gabel; and a sister, Rose Gabel, of Arlington, VA. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Gabel, and a sister, Ruth Lewis.
His Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 19, 2019, at Peace Tohickon Lutheran Church, 100 Old Bethlehem Road, Perkasie, where family and friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. A Masonic Service will also be held Friday at the Church at 10:30 AM. Interment with military honors will follow in Tohickon Union Cemetery, Weisel, PA.
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He was the husband of Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Shaffer) Gabel. The couple had celebrated their 44th Wedding Anniversary on October 25, 2018.
Born in Hagersville, PA, he was the son of the late Simon E. and Elizabeth M. (Howland) Gabel. He was a 1951 graduate of Sell-Perk High School, Perkasie.
A U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, Clair served with the Signal Corps from 1953 to 1955 and then with the Army Reserves until his honorable discharge in 1961.
Clair was employed in the Maintenance Department for the former AMETEK, INC., U. S. Gauge Division, Sellersville, PA, for 44 years until retiring in 1994.
He was a lifetime member of Peace Tohickon Lutheran Church, Perkasie, PA, where he served on the Clergy Call Committee.
A 32nd Degree Mason with the Lehigh Consistory, Scottish Rite, Valley of Allentown, PA, Clair was a Recipient of the Meritorious Service Award, Past Master of the Quakertown Masonic Lodge No. 512, Quakertown, PA, and a member of the Shiloh-MacCalla Lodge No. 558 F & AM, Souderton, PA. He was also a member of the Lansdale Royal Arch No. 301, Souderton, and the Tall Cedars of Lebanon of North America, Friendship Forest No. 146, Quakertown.
Clair belonged to a walking group at Lake Lenape Park in Perkasie. He especially enjoyed woodworking, gardening and reading, and he was an avid fan of the Philadelphia Phillies Baseball and Philadelphia Eagles Football Teams.
Surviving with his wife are a son, Nathaniel H. Gabel and his wife Jennifer, of Sellersville, PA; a grandson, Connor Gabel; and a sister, Rose Gabel, of Arlington, VA. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Gabel, and a sister, Ruth Lewis.
His Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 19, 2019, at Peace Tohickon Lutheran Church, 100 Old Bethlehem Road, Perkasie, where family and friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. A Masonic Service will also be held Friday at the Church at 10:30 AM. Interment with military honors will follow in Tohickon Union Cemetery, Weisel, PA.
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Clair H. Gabel, of Perkasie, PA, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Twp., PA. He was 85.
He was the husband of Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Shaffer) Gabel. The couple had celebrated their 44th Wedding Anniversary on October 25, 2018.
Born in Hagersville, PA, he was the son of the late Simon E. and Elizabeth M. (Howland) Gabel. He was a 1951 graduate of Sell-Perk High School, Perkasie.
A U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, Clair served with the Signal Corps from 1953 to 1955 and then with the Army Reserves until his honorable discharge in 1961.
Clair was employed in the Maintenance Department for the former AMETEK, INC., U. S. Gauge Division, Sellersville, PA, for 44 years until retiring in 1994.
He was a lifetime member of Peace Tohickon Lutheran Church, Perkasie, PA, where he served on the Clergy Call Committee.
A 32nd Degree Mason with the Lehigh Consistory, Scottish Rite, Valley of Allentown, PA, Clair was a Recipient of the Meritorious Service Award, Past Master of the Quakertown Masonic Lodge No. 512, Quakertown, PA, and a member of the Shiloh-MacCalla Lodge No. 558 F & AM, Souderton, PA. He was also a member of the Lansdale Royal Arch No. 301, Souderton, and the Tall Cedars of Lebanon of North America, Friendship Forest No. 146, Quakertown.
Clair belonged to a walking group at Lake Lenape Park in Perkasie. He especially enjoyed woodworking, gardening and reading, and he was an avid fan of the Philadelphia Phillies Baseball and Philadelphia Eagles Football Teams.
Surviving with his wife are a son, Nathaniel H. Gabel and his wife Jennifer, of Sellersville, PA; a grandson, Connor Gabel; and a sister, Rose Gabel, of Arlington, VA. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Gabel, and a sister, Ruth Lewis.
His Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 19, 2019, at Peace Tohickon Lutheran Church, 100 Old Bethlehem Road, Perkasie, where family and friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. A Masonic Service will also be held Friday at the Church at 10:30 AM. Interment with military honors will follow in Tohickon Union Cemetery, Weisel, PA.
Suess Funeral Home
He was the husband of Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Shaffer) Gabel. The couple had celebrated their 44th Wedding Anniversary on October 25, 2018.
Born in Hagersville, PA, he was the son of the late Simon E. and Elizabeth M. (Howland) Gabel. He was a 1951 graduate of Sell-Perk High School, Perkasie.
A U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, Clair served with the Signal Corps from 1953 to 1955 and then with the Army Reserves until his honorable discharge in 1961.
Clair was employed in the Maintenance Department for the former AMETEK, INC., U. S. Gauge Division, Sellersville, PA, for 44 years until retiring in 1994.
He was a lifetime member of Peace Tohickon Lutheran Church, Perkasie, PA, where he served on the Clergy Call Committee.
A 32nd Degree Mason with the Lehigh Consistory, Scottish Rite, Valley of Allentown, PA, Clair was a Recipient of the Meritorious Service Award, Past Master of the Quakertown Masonic Lodge No. 512, Quakertown, PA, and a member of the Shiloh-MacCalla Lodge No. 558 F & AM, Souderton, PA. He was also a member of the Lansdale Royal Arch No. 301, Souderton, and the Tall Cedars of Lebanon of North America, Friendship Forest No. 146, Quakertown.
Clair belonged to a walking group at Lake Lenape Park in Perkasie. He especially enjoyed woodworking, gardening and reading, and he was an avid fan of the Philadelphia Phillies Baseball and Philadelphia Eagles Football Teams.
Surviving with his wife are a son, Nathaniel H. Gabel and his wife Jennifer, of Sellersville, PA; a grandson, Connor Gabel; and a sister, Rose Gabel, of Arlington, VA. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Gabel, and a sister, Ruth Lewis.
His Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 19, 2019, at Peace Tohickon Lutheran Church, 100 Old Bethlehem Road, Perkasie, where family and friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. A Masonic Service will also be held Friday at the Church at 10:30 AM. Interment with military honors will follow in Tohickon Union Cemetery, Weisel, PA.
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