Background
Gardner, David Edward was born on December 5, 1923 in Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. Son of David Edward and Mary Petrea (Gableman) Gardner.
Gardner, David Edward was born on December 5, 1923 in Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. Son of David Edward and Mary Petrea (Gableman) Gardner.
Student, University Michigan, 1941-1943; student, University Illinois, 1944; student, Shrivenham (American) U., England, 1945; Bachelor, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1948; graduate, American Institute Baking, 1962.
With, Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc., Navarre, Ohio., since 1948; secretary, Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc., Navarre, Ohio., 1956-1994; senior vice president administration, Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc., Navarre, Ohio., 1967-1980; president, Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc., Navarre, Ohio., since 1980; chief operating officer, Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc., Navarre, Ohio., since 1994; also board directors, Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc., Navarre, Ohio. Board directors, vice-chairman W.E. Long Indiana Bakers Cooperative, Chicago.
Active Blue Cross Community Resource Board, 1976-1982, Church Council. Board directors Massillon (Ohio) Community Hospital, 1978-1982. Served with United States Army Air Force, Signal Corps.
United States Army, 1943-1946. Member American Society Bakery Engineers, American Institute Baking Alumni Association, Phi Kappa Psi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Delta Epsilon, Pi Sigma Alpha.
Married Marie Emma Nickles, October 17, 1948. Children: David Alfred, Ernest Edward, Philip Gableman, Mary Emma.