Marvin Herbert "Boob" Zabel Obituary (1925

Georgetown, Indiana Marvin 'Boob' Herbert Zabel, 87, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville. He was born in Lanesville, IN on July 15, 1925 the son of Julius and Augusta Walther Zabel. He was an inspector for the State Hwy Dept.,was the owner of Zabel Hardware in Lanesville and was a 'Mr. Fix It'. He was an avid bowler, he bowled three times a week, was a plumber, a freelance photographer for the Courier Journal and did aerial photography. He was a member of St. Johns Lutheran Church in Lanesville, was an Army veteran of WWII and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was preceded in death by his wife Laura Zabel. He is survived by his Nephew Darrell Zabel (Bertha) devoted caregiver to Boob. Four Step-children- Calvin Roberts of Georgetown John Roberts of Pennsylvania Judy Baker of New Salisbury, IN Lisa Owens (Doug) Phoenix, AZ And many Nieces & Nephews Funeral services will be held at 11 AM at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Lanesville. Rev. Christopher Truelsen will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home in Georgetown on Wednesday from 11 AM until 8 PM. Visitation will continue on Thursday at St. Johns Lutheran Church after 9 AM. Thanks Jonathan Windell Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home Visitation: Wednesday from 11 AM - 8 PM at Gehlbach and Royse Funeral Home in Georgetown, IN and after 9 AM Thursday at St. John\'s Lutheran Church in Lanesville, I Funeral: 11 AM at St. John\'s Lutheran Church in Lanesville Interment: St. John\'s Lutheran Cemetery