John Gabe*

JOHN GABE, 82, DIED AUGUST 9, 1971 . HE WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 25, 1889 IN TOMAH, WISCONSIN. HE MOVED TO TAYLOR, NORTH DAKOTA IN HIS LATE TEENS. HE OPERATED A RETAIL BUSINESS IN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 1951. SINCE THAT TIME HE HAD LIVED IN MINNESOTA.

HE MARRIED THEA TORGERSON IN 1914. THEY HAD THREE SONS, JOHN, JAMES AND DONALD AND A DAUGHTER ELSIE MINGE.. HE LEAVES 18 GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN

THEY HELPED EDUCATE A NUMBER OF ORPHANED AND NEEDY CHILDREN. THEY WERE MEMBERS OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN TAYLOR

HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE THEA IN MARCH OF 1949.

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