Elizabeth "Liz" A. Gabel Hessling

BAGLEY – Elizabeth “Liz” Ann Gabel Hessling, age 88, of Bagley, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2026, at Prairie Maison in Prairie du Chien. She was born on July 4, 1938, in Platteville, the daughter of Raymond and Mae (DeBord) Frazier. Liz married Bruce Gabel on November 24, 1957. Together they farmed near Bloomington. In the early years, the family enjoyed card-club with neighborhood friends and visiting family on the weekends. They loved fishing, horses, pets, watching the five grandkids and gambling. Liz was a hard worker on the farm raising chickens and farrowing pigs. She bred and raised West Highland White Terriers (Westies). They were her pride and joy. When they lived on Walnut Road, she would spend hours raking her huge yard, spending weekends making dozens of apple pies, and sitting on a five-gallon bucket husking and cleaning walnuts for hours. Liz had a racoon friend named Rascal, who would open her screen door wanting food. Bruce preceded her in death on April 21, 2003. On April 4, 2014, Liz was united in marriage to Steve Hessling at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bloomington.

Survivors include her husband, Steve; son, Lachlon; siblings: Sue (Perry) Flint, Raymond (Shirley), George (Tama), Rick (Beth), and Merle Frazier; former daughter-in-law, Terese Starkey; in-laws: Alan and Roger, Connie and Sheila (Bob) Chase; grandchildren: Shannon, Brittany (Justin) Allen, Kitty Bisson, Tabitha, and Michelle (Steve), Wesley (Michelle) Starkey; great-grandchildren: Brooke, Kathreen, David, and Joseph; stepchildren: Anthony, Steven Jr., Matthew, Rebecca; five step grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and a special niece, Deloris Muntz.

In addition to her parents, Raymond and Mae, and her first husband, Bruce, Liz was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy, a son, Jay; siblings: Elsie Miller, Nancy (Jack) Muntz, Riley, John, Charles, Floyd, Steve, Allen, and Rex at birth; step grandson, Nick.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Bloomington Methodist Church in Bloomington with Pastor Pamela Strakeljahn officiating. Burial will be in Blake’s Prairie Cemetery, Bloomington Township. Family and friends may visit on Monday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services at the church. Kramer-Grau Funeral Homes & Crematory in Bloomington is entrusted with her care.