Vernon Dale Zabel

Vernon D. Zabel age 78 of Tracy, MN died Monday, July 19, 2010 at the Avera-Marshall Medical Center in Marshall, MN. Services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Tracy Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 PM Friday, July 23, 2010 at the Almlie Funeral Home, with a prayer service at 7:00 PM and continuing one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Interment will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery following the luncheon at the church. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements. Vernon Dale Zabel was born May 24, 1932 to Walter and Mabel (Swan) Zabel in Tracy, MN. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith and attended country school. Vernon started farming on the family farm near Garvin, MN at the age of 16. On October 13, 1962 Vernon married Gloria Chase of Pipestone, MN in Trinity Lutheran Church in Balaton, MN. They made their home on his family farm where he farmed until the late 1990’s. He then went to work for Mid-Continent Cabinetry in Cottonwood, MN. In 2001 he retired and they remained on the family farm until they moved into Tracy in 2002. He was a past member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Balaton, where he served on the church council, several committees, ushered and volunteered with the church expansion. After moving to Tracy he became a member of Tracy Lutheran Church. While his children were young he and his wife, were involved in Garvin Hi-Fliers 4-H Club, and managed the 4-H food stand at the Lyon County Fair for two years. Vernon enjoyed trapping and fishing, managing a diversified farm, traveling and time spent with his family. On Monday, July 19, 2010 Vernon entered into the kingdom of God, from complications of heart disease. He was surrounded by God’s love and his family at the time of his passing at Avera-Marshall Medical Center in Marshall, MN at the age of 78. Vernon is survived by his wife, Gloria Zabel of Tracy, MN; two daughters, Ardis (Bob) Baumgartner of Lynd, MN and Jane (Charles) Sabinske of Walnut Grove, MN; two sons, Richard (Annette) Zabel of Pierre, SD and Joel (fiancé, Mary) Zabel of Garvin, MN; seven grandchildren, Susan, Jeremy and Robert Zabel, all of Pierre, SD, Joel Aaron Zabel of Garvin, MN, Rheanne Sabinske of Walnut Grove, MN, and Misty and Tianna Scott of Pierre, SD; one great granddaughter, Ella Nora Zabel of Pierre, SD; mother-in-law, Dorie Chase of Pipestone, MN; sister-in-law, Carol (Kenneth) Thompson of Galena Park, TX; two nephews, Brandon Richards and Travis Thompson, both of Galena Park, TX; and many other relatives and friends. His parents, Walter and Mabel Zabel, father-in-law, Phil Chase, paternal grandparents, Julius and Augusta Zabel and maternal grandparents, Charles and Anna Swan preceded him in death.