Dale Herbert Gaebler, 78, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 at his residence.

Dale, the son of the late Herbert and Bertha Lueker Gaebler, was born Nov. 15, 1938 in Parma, Mo.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and had retired as Transportation Director for the Poplar Bluff R-1 School District. Dale proudly served from 1958 to 1967 in the Missouri Army National Guard. He was a devoted husband, father, brother and grandfather and loved to spend time with his family. Dale enjoyed working at “The Farm” and taking care of his mules.

On April 23, 1963, he married Wanda Gambill in Poplar Bluff. She survives.

Other survivors include two children, Timothy Dale Gaebler and his wife Cindy and Anita Leigh Cates and her husband James of Poplar Bluff; five grandchildren: David Gaebler of Charleston, Mo., Colter Gaebler and fiancé Shelly White, Alex Gaebler Payton Cates and Brileigh Cates of Poplar Bluff; and two sisters: Irene R. Hamm of Poplar Bluff and Erma Berg of Grafton, Wisc.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the funeral chapel with Tim Gaebler officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery

Memorials may be made to the Jefferson Barracks POW/MIA Museum, P.O. Box 67, St. Charles, MO 63302.