Snell, David Gale (1944 - 2024)

SNELL, KENKEL, BLUM, WEIS, GAUL, JOHNSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/12/2024 at 19:09:04

Name of deceased: David Gale Snell

Aged: 80 yrs, 4 mo, 3 days

Residence: Manning, IA

Born: June 24, 1944; Chicago, Cook County, IL

Died: Oct. 27, 2024; Accura Healthcare Center, Carroll, Carroll County, IA

Funeral services: Family-Led Memorial Service: Monday, Nov. 4, 2024; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in Brownsville Memorial Cemetery, Brownsville, TN

Survived by: Wife, Alice Snell of Manning, IA; sisters-in-law, Gloria (spouse, Jack) Kenkel of Earling, IA, Janet (spouse, Phil) Blum of Earling, IA, and Diane Weis of Bennington, NE; brothers-in-law, Tom (spouse, Carol) Gaul of McCausland, IA, Rick (spouse, Marietta) Gaul of Earling, IA, and Jeff (spouse, Mary) Gaul of Council Bluffs, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Helen and Walter Snell

Education: Attended elementary school at Indiana Ave Grade School, then Memorial Junior High School and graduated from Thornton Fractional South High, all in Lansing, IL; he then attended Illinois State University, where he obtained his master’s degree in special education

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriages: (1) Barbara Lee Johnson; Jun. 17, 1967; Jacksonville, IL (2) Alice (maiden name not provided); date and location not provided

Employment: no information provided

Hobbies/Interests: Growing up, David played games like Cowboys and Indians and war, using baseball bats as rifles. He enjoyed learning how to play baseball from his dad and used those skills when he played in Little League, Pony League and on his high school team. David also had fun playing basketball and joining cub scouts; liked watching the show “Gunsmoke” and thoroughly enjoyed spending time and working outdoors.

Sources: pauleyjones.com; ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current