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homes. The first Mass was offered in the home of William H. Gogerty on October 31, 1901. Funerals for Bernard Richard Gogerty and Cecile Z. Gogerty were held in the Evangelical Church in Zearing. Bernard Richard Gogerty died on March 24, 1907. Cecile Z. Gogerty died on April 15, 1907.
Holy Mass was celebrated in the hall over Clift's store from 1904 until 1908. Father L. D. Tobin was appointed pastor in 1906.
The corner stone for St. Gabriel's Church, located on north Center Street, Zearing, was laid on June 29, 1908. In the spring of 1909, Archbishop J. J. Keane of Dubuque, Iowa, presided at the dedication ceremonies.
The pastors who have served St. Gabriel's Church are:
| 1901-06 | Dennis Lundin |
| 1906-20 | L. D. Tobin |
| 1920-35 | Fred J. Frein |
| 1935-39 | J. P. Connell |
| 1939-44 | C. E. Drummy |
| 1944-45 | A. C. Scannell Adm. |
| 1945-54 | Joseph Murphy |
| 1955-56 | Robert V. Swift |
| 1956 | Conrad R. Schallau |