Nebel, Dale A. (1916-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Jun 27 p. 8

Birth date: 1916 Feb 9

text of obituary:

DALE A. NEBEL

Dale A. Nebel, 89, of Wayland, Iowa, died June 15, 2005, at Henry County Hospital in Mount Pleasant. He was born Feb. 9, 1916, to Daniel W. and Alice Ida (Roth) Nebel in Olds.

He graduated from Wayland High School and attended Iowa Wesleyan College, Iowa State Teachers College, the University of Iowa and Drake University. He received his doctorate from the University of Northern Colorado.

His professional career involved teaching elementary school at Stringtown, West Lincoln in Johnson County and junior high classes in Wayland. He served as principal of Eagle Grove and Hoover School in Mason City.

He continued as an instructor at North Central Community College, the University of Northern Colorado, Bethel College in North Newton, Kan., and the University of Wyoming.

He was a member of Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Church of rural Wayland and served as director of Mennonite Central Committee relief units in China and the Philippines from 1946-49. He also was the Far East area director of MCC relief work, 1953-54. After retirement, he moved back to Wayland, where he enjoyed family genealogy and his pets.

Survivors include a brother, Raymond Nebel of West Chester, and a sister, Katherine Stoops of Wayland.

He was preceded in death by four brothers, Milton, Arthur Ray, Jimmie and Billey; and a sister, Lorene Graber Meyer.

Services were held at Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Church. Burial was in Eicher Cemetery.