Arthur D. Gambell
September 9, 1955 — March 16, 2011
Arthur D. Gambell
FOREST CITY - Arthur D. Gambell, age 55 of Forest City, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at his home in rural Forest City.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Pastor Rod Hopp officiating. Burial will be at Madison Township Cemetery in rural Forest City. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM on Friday, March 18, 2011 and will continue an hour prior to service at the church.
Arthur Dean Gambell was born in Forest City on September 9, 1955 to Dean and Arlene (Klipping) Gambell.
Art attended Forest City High School, and then worked for Yohn Redi Mix in Garner and farmed on the family farm where he raised pigs and milked cows while farming corn and beans. In August of 1988 he began working for Winnebago Industries, Inc. His latest position was as Senior Lead in the Sawmill for the saws and routers. He married Judy Helland Lund on October 24, 1989. Art loved giving his grandchildren rides on his vintage tractors and going on family tractor rides with his children, along with participating in vintage tractor pulls, acquiring many trophies. He enjoyed gardening, making salsa and freezing corn and carrots. Art loved to entertain his family and friends by smoking his famous pork loin and having fish fries with the fish caught on his yearly fishing trips to the Boundary waters with his friends, (a poker game and cards were always required after the fry). He also enjoyed pheasant and deer hunting, along with an occasional auction.
Art is survived by his parents, Dean and Arlene; wife Judy of 21 years; his children Jessica Springer and daughter Jayden; Michael (April) Gambell and daughter Faith; Nathan (Cassy) Gambell and sons Nicholas, Chase, and Jacob all of Forest City, Step-Children Michael (Diane) Lund of Pleasant Hill, Gary Lund, and Jeffery Lund both of Forest City; brother David (Cindy) Gambell, sister-in-laws Sally (Gary) Bohm, Cathy (John) Nelson, Peggy (Lynn) Honsey; and many nieces and nephews.
Art was preceeded in death by his sister Linda in infancy and his grandparents.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Pastor Rod Hopp officiating. Burial will be at Madison Township Cemetery in rural Forest City. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM on Friday, March 18, 2011 and will continue an hour prior to service at the church.
Arthur Dean Gambell was born in Forest City on September 9, 1955 to Dean and Arlene (Klipping) Gambell.
Art attended Forest City High School, and then worked for Yohn Redi Mix in Garner and farmed on the family farm where he raised pigs and milked cows while farming corn and beans. In August of 1988 he began working for Winnebago Industries, Inc. His latest position was as Senior Lead in the Sawmill for the saws and routers. He married Judy Helland Lund on October 24, 1989. Art loved giving his grandchildren rides on his vintage tractors and going on family tractor rides with his children, along with participating in vintage tractor pulls, acquiring many trophies. He enjoyed gardening, making salsa and freezing corn and carrots. Art loved to entertain his family and friends by smoking his famous pork loin and having fish fries with the fish caught on his yearly fishing trips to the Boundary waters with his friends, (a poker game and cards were always required after the fry). He also enjoyed pheasant and deer hunting, along with an occasional auction.
Art is survived by his parents, Dean and Arlene; wife Judy of 21 years; his children Jessica Springer and daughter Jayden; Michael (April) Gambell and daughter Faith; Nathan (Cassy) Gambell and sons Nicholas, Chase, and Jacob all of Forest City, Step-Children Michael (Diane) Lund of Pleasant Hill, Gary Lund, and Jeffery Lund both of Forest City; brother David (Cindy) Gambell, sister-in-laws Sally (Gary) Bohm, Cathy (John) Nelson, Peggy (Lynn) Honsey; and many nieces and nephews.
Art was preceeded in death by his sister Linda in infancy and his grandparents.
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