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Dale Gourley Obituary

Dale B. Gourley

Sep 5, 1930 - Sep 10, 2023

Norwalk

Dale B. Gourley, 93, of Norwalk, and formerly of Worthington, Pennsylvania, passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, at Gaymont Nursing Home.

He was born Sept. 5, 1930, in Greenville, PA, to Samuel D. and Edith B. (Baxter) Gourley.

Dale lived in western Pennsylvania most of his life before moving to Ohio. He honorably served in U.S. Navy during the Korean War and then worked as a service technician for Verizon, formerly Bell Telephone in Penn Hills, before retiring in 1992. Dale was a member of Walkchalk Salem Baptist Church. He enjoyed singing Barbershop harmony with a group in New Kensington, camping, traveling, and going on cruises with his wife, Theresa.

He is survived by his wife, Theresa R. Wilhelm; grandchildren, Renee King and her husband, Rob, of Madison, Wisconsin, and Derek Seibel and his wife, Laura, of Suffolk, Virginia; great-granddaughter, Kara King; and sons-in-law, Alan Black of Worthington and Timothy Seibel of Williamsburg, Virginia.

Dale was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Gaile E. (McKeever) Gourley, who died July 27, 2010; daughters, Darla G. Black, who died Sept. 7, 2014, and Dawna Seibel, who died Oct. 4, 2015; brothers, Neil Gourley and Gerald Gourley; and sister, Anna Vaughn Pheasant.

Visitation for friends will be 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, until the time of Dale's services at 1 p.m. at Bauer Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 515 N. McKean Street, Kittanning, PA, with the Rev. Edward Walters officiating.

Interment will be at Lawn Haven Burial Estates, Worthington, PA.

Arrangements are being handled by Bauer Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc.

To send a condolence to Dale's family, please visit www.bauerfuneral.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Norwalk Reflector on Sep. 13, 2023.

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John E. Schumm

September 13, 2023

Dear Theresa and family: Please accept my deepest sympathy . I have fond memories of Dale during his years in Norwalk. I enjoyed our conversations at church. What a wonderful gentleman! You are in my thoughts and prayers.

John E. Schumm

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