Sister Dorothy Gabel, OP (1936-2020)

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Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 11/7/2020 at 12:11:06

Sister Dorothy (Marie Carl) Gabel, OP, died October 30, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, WI.

Professed in 1959, she taught at Edgewood High School, Madison, WI, and St. Cecilia, Omaha, NE, and spent a total of 32 years teaching at Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, and Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Sister Dorothy served as the program director for teacher preparation at the National Science Foundation.

An accomplished science and education author, she was passionate about students learning science and doing the research to investigate the processes of both teaching and learning. She was an experimental scholar in chemical education research.

Dorothy was born January 2, 1936, in Amityville, NY, to Carl and Lillian (Page) Gabel. She is survived by a brother, Carl Gabel, Jr, and her Dominican Sisters.

The Miller Funeral Home, of East Dubuque, is handling arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.millerfhed.com