Former Hastings resident, David Hodge Aabel, 72, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 in Clatonia, Nebraska.

Burial Office will be Thursday, September 1, 2011; 11:00 A.M. at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Pro-Cathedral, Hastings, Nebraska with The Rev. Catherine F. Scott officiating. Burial with military rites will be in the Minden Cemetery, Minden, Nebraska. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 31, 2011; 2:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. and Thursday, September 1, 2011; 9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the David H. Aabel Memorial Fund for diabetes.

David was born January 17, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri to Lloyd & Josephine (Pierce) Aabel. He graduated from Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, Kansas. David married Charlene E. Smith in 1974; she preceded him in death on March 12, 2010. David served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a custodian for Hastings High School and was a member of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Pro-Cathedral. David’s hobby was model railroad trains.

David was preceded in death by his parents; and wife, Charlene E. Aabel.

Survivors include:
Father-in-law & Mother-in-law: Charles E. & Lorene E. Smith – Hastings, NE
Sister-in-law & Brother-in-law: Nita & Tad Antons – Clatonia, NE
Niece & Nephews: Jason Vacek – Lincoln, NE
    Chelsea Antons – Beatrice, NE
    Justin Antons – Lincoln, NE
    Dillon Antons – Lincoln, NE
Great-Niece & Nephew: Mycaha Antons – Beatrice, NE
    Tana Brooke Antons – Beatrice, NE