David Gassel Obituary

I am a friend of Dave's from Carleton. I have many warm memories of intra-mural broomball and softball, barbeques and roadtrips to the Twin Cities with him. I am sure that all of Dave's friends from Carleton join me in saying that we will miss his playful sense of humor and his friendship. He left us much too early.

Dear Myrna, Jerry and Family,

I was so very sad to hear of your loss.
I hope that you can find comfort with family and friends and with the beautiful memories of your beloved son David.
with love,
Fran Wolff

Dear Gassel Family,

We wanted to express our sympathies to you in this very sad period. While we did not David well, we knew of him from Kevin's childhood on the north shore and his Hillcrest days and I knew of him as Debbie's older brother from our days at Chippewa. Our hearts are saddened that you have experienced this loss.

Myrna and Gerry, my deepest condolences of the loss of David. May the love of family and friends help comfort you at this difficult time.

Our deepest condolences and prayers of strength go to your family at this time.

Kathy and Al Viehman

I will truly miss David and the strength and encouragement he has given me over the more than 30 years we have been friends. There is now a big void in our group of guys that cannot ever be replaced but we all have his memory which will live in all of us for the rest of our days. David has always been there for me though many very difficult times and his positive outlook,great compassion and true friendship will be with me forever. I will never forget his words of encouragement and the unconditional support he has given me.

To all of the Gassel family, thank you for the honor to serve at Divid's funeral and thank you for the family you have been to me.

Dear Gassel Family. We are very sorry to hear about your loss. Dave was a very kind person and caring father.

Myrna and Jerry,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you

Phyllis and Norman Davis

I will never forget his great sense of humor and his fierce competitiveness on the ice. He would always push you to be the best. As long as I have known him (over 18 years), he never gave up on anything. He was truly an inspiration. I will miss you on Saturday mornings.

Eddie

Words can't express the sorrow of losing such a wonderful, kind, compassionate, loving and selfless person. Dave showed courage, strength and took care of everyone else first. I can't imagine a better legacy. He was taken much too soon. I hope you find comfort in each other and in his memory as there are so many wonderful memories I have of Dave with his family, with us as friends, his joy in music, hockey and in life. He was a role model and inspiration to me and will always hold a special place in my heart as he taught me so much about strength, courage, grace and dignity. Dave will be missed greatly. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

Someone wrote this to me, and I hope it comforts you in some way.

"God saw him getting tired
and a cure was not to be
so he put his arms around him
and whispered come with me
with tearful eyes we watched him
and saw him fade away
although we loved him dearly
we couldn't make him stay
a golden heart stopped beating
hard working hands to rest
god broke our hearts to prove to us
he only takes the best..."

Dave had a real strength of character, dealing with adversity better than anybody I know. We should all be able to learn a lot from him. He will be missed at Johnny's on Saturday mornings.

Dear Myrna & Gerry & family,

Gerry and I are so sorry about David. Our hearts go out to you and your entire family. It is very sad to lose a son and we know he put up quite a struggle. We are thinking of all of you.

Love Sandi & Gerry Malin

Dear Myrna & Gerry & Family,
We are so sorry about David. We know he put up a great struggle. We understand what a difficult time this is for all of you. We are thinking of you and our hearts go out to all of you.
Love Sandi and Gerry Malin

Dear Myrna & Gerry & family,

Gerry and I are so sorry about David. Our hearts go out to you and your entire family. It is very sad to lose a son and we know he put up quite a struggle. We are thinking of all of you.

Love Sandi & Gerry Malin

Dear Myrna & Gerry & family,

Gerry and I are so sorry about David. Our hearts go out to you and your entire family. It is very sad to lose a son and we know he put up quite a struggle. We are thinking of all of you.

Love Sandi & Gerry Malin

Dear Gassel Family,

The thoughts and prays of all the people at the Dance and Music Academy,teaches, students and parents are with you. David was a very warm and loving caring father and friend.

Dear Gassel family,

Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Dave was a great father and friend to all.

The Robertson family

Dave was a wonderful neighbor to all of us on Leader Avenue. Saw him several months ago at Happy Foods and we had a nice chat. My sympathy to the family, and especially to his children.

Cis Redmond

Our deepest sympathy to the entire Gassel Family. We have had the opportunity to meet David and found him to be a very generous and caring person. We are so sorry for your loss.

John Hughes
Lorraine Murray

David was a classmate and good friend of mine growing up in Skokie in the late 60s and 70s. He was truly the nicest kid you could ever meet. Having met his parents, I see where he got his good qualities. My heartfelt condolences to David's family and friends.

Dave Gassel, a guy with guts on as well as off the ice. We'll miss you SAT mornings. CWB

David was one of the original members of the Board of Directors of Lincolnwood Baseball. He would always help with Coaching and teaching the youth of our Village. Never too busy to give his time and effort. A really selfless guy. He will be sincerly missed by our town as well as the children. My condolences to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.

We express our sympathy to the family for the loss of David. As a client we navigate along with him through many stages of his life. A devoted father and fighter he always confronted some of tribulations of life with courage and optimism.This is his great legacy to his beloved family.

As a long time friend of Jeff, I was lucky to have met David. I feel deep sadness for the entire Gassel family. JC

Dear Myrna and Jerry,
I cannot tell you how sorry I am. Dave was a wonderful person: An exemplary father and son. I know that family meant everything to Dave. My heart goes out to the family. Linda Israel-Gilman

David was a great friend to many, ALWAYS offering a kind word or two, he will be missed by all. Phil Wolfe

Such a easy going devoted father and friend. I'll miss him at work and around the card table.. We lost a truly genuine good guy and a fairly decent spades player. If I know Dave he'll probably will share his lunch with the angels like he did with me. I'll think about him often every birthday as matter of fact. he died on my birthday. Bye Dave. Love, Scott and Donna Fine

We hope that you find peace and comfort with family and friends. Keep David's memory and his fighting spirit close to your hearts.
Our love and condolences,
Cousins,
Lyn, Bud, Chad and Anna (Slotky)