Gwen Marie Pantel

City Nursing & Rehab Center in Palm City, Florida. Gwen was born and raised in Detroit,

Michigan. She attended Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and received a

Commercial Arts Degree. Gwen has been painting since she was 7 years old.

At the age of 11, Gwen had her first drawing and painting exhibited at the Detroit

Institute of Art. She worked for General Motors Corp. in Detroit, Michigan doing

Patent Art. Since then she has continued to perfect her painting techniques and

has exhibited her paintings in many art shows, winning numerous awards!

Gwen married Earl R. Pantel in 1946. Gwen and Earl had an extremely close family

being that 2 brothers (Earl and Lou) married 2 sisters (Gwen and June). In their

50’s, they all moved to the Stuart and Jensen Beach areas in Florida.

Gwen was of Lutheran faith. Survivors include her son, Daniel Pantel and his wife

Diane; daughter, Dianne Andrews and her husband Gene; grandchildren, Chad

Pantel, Curt Pantel, Matthew Andrews and his wife, Justine; Gena Young and her

husband Justin; great grandchildren, Justin Bajis, Julia Bajis, Tomlin Andrews and

Magnolia Young. Gwen also has 4 nieces, Carol Sangas, Kay Shippell, Lynda Ashbay,

and Terri Jones; and 1 nephew, Joseph Pantel; including 10 great nieces/nephews

and 34 great-great nieces/nephews. Everyone thought of Gwen as “Mom,

Grandma, or GiGi.” Gwen was proceeded in death by her husband, Earl Pantel of 54 years, and

grandson, Kenneth Bajis