Gabel, Marilyn F.

1944 - 2020

Marilyn F. Gabel, age 76, of Westerville, Ohio, passed peacefully on

Thursday, March 20, 2020, at The Ohio State

University Wexner Medical

Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Born January 3, 1944 in

Effingham, Illinois to Vernon and Vera (Thompson) Diel, she married Larry Gabel on

June 14, 1964. They had two children, Todd (May 31, 1968) and Jill (April 28, 1971). Marilyn is survived by Larry, Todd (Leah) Gabel,

Jill (Mick) Shimp; and five grandchildren, Grant, Miriah,

and Quinn Gabel and

Braden and Tanner Shimp.

Also surviving are her brother, George (Pam) Diel, their children, Sarah and Ali;

Brenda (Gary) Jones, their children, Beth and Brad; and Linda (Don) Fehrenbacher,

their children,

Ben and Brandon. Marilyn was preceded in death by parents, grandparents, numerous aunts and uncles, plus a nephew Zack Diele.

A graduate of The Ohio

State University (December 1985) with a degree from the College of Education,

Marilyn contributed significantly to the education and well-being of pre-school and school-age children through the Columbus

Public Schools’ Pre-school

Education and Latchkey

Programs as teacher, coordinator, and director. Also, regardless of the various communities in which she and Larry lived over the years, Marilyn was always active in church-related activities including Sunday

School and worship, volunteering, and committee responsibilities. Whether as daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sibling, aunt, colleague, friend, or neighbor, everyone touched by Marilyn during her life thought of her as a kind and gentle soul. Marilyn’s life was lived as faith in action. She will be genuinely and greatly missed. The family held a private graveside service on March 25, 2020 at Harmony Cemetery in rural Greenup, Illinois.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Barkley Funeral

Chapels. A celebration of life will be held at 2pm EDT on September 26, 2021 at

Church ofthe Master, 24 N.

Grove Street, Westerville,

Ohio. Donations to honor

Marilyn’s life should be made in her name to the

New and Innovative Campus

Ministries Fund in care of Church of the Master, 24

Ohio 43081.