Rome Sentinel
July 2, 1984
Irene M. Abel, 73, Thendara, a former Port Leyden resident, died Monday, July 2, 1984, at home after a brief illness.
Born in Glenfield on Oct 31, 1910, she was a daughter of Lafayette and Nora Emerson Foote. She was a 1931 graduate of Port Leyden High School. On Aug 18, 1940, she married Leonard R. Abel in Glenfield. Mr. Abel died April 23, 1983. Mrs. Abel had worked for General Electric in Liverpool for 17 years, retiring in 1967. From 1967 to 1973, she operated Irene's Inn, Thendara.
She was past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Old Forge chapter; past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Baldwinsville and Herkimer; past president of the Herkimer County Council of VFW Auxiliaries; past president of the Covey Fashley Post American Legion Auxiliary, Old Forge; a member of the No-Nicers of Niccoll's Memorial Church, Old Forge; and a trustee of the Old Forge chapter of the American Association of Retired Person. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Helen) Webb, Jordan; Mrs. Patrice (Sally) Gagnon, Forestport; a son, Robert L. Abel, Syracuse; and eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services are 10:30 A.M. Thursday at Strong Funeral Home. Burial will be in North Steuben Cemetery. Calling hours are 7 to 9 P.M. tonight and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Wednesday.
July 2, 1984
Irene M. Abel, 73, Thendara, a former Port Leyden resident, died Monday, July 2, 1984, at home after a brief illness.
Born in Glenfield on Oct 31, 1910, she was a daughter of Lafayette and Nora Emerson Foote. She was a 1931 graduate of Port Leyden High School. On Aug 18, 1940, she married Leonard R. Abel in Glenfield. Mr. Abel died April 23, 1983. Mrs. Abel had worked for General Electric in Liverpool for 17 years, retiring in 1967. From 1967 to 1973, she operated Irene's Inn, Thendara.
She was past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Old Forge chapter; past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Baldwinsville and Herkimer; past president of the Herkimer County Council of VFW Auxiliaries; past president of the Covey Fashley Post American Legion Auxiliary, Old Forge; a member of the No-Nicers of Niccoll's Memorial Church, Old Forge; and a trustee of the Old Forge chapter of the American Association of Retired Person. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Helen) Webb, Jordan; Mrs. Patrice (Sally) Gagnon, Forestport; a son, Robert L. Abel, Syracuse; and eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services are 10:30 A.M. Thursday at Strong Funeral Home. Burial will be in North Steuben Cemetery. Calling hours are 7 to 9 P.M. tonight and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Wednesday.
Rome Sentinel
July 2, 1984
Irene M. Abel, 73, Thendara, a former Port Leyden resident, died Monday, July 2, 1984, at home after a brief illness.
Born in Glenfield on Oct 31, 1910, she was a daughter of Lafayette and Nora Emerson Foote. She was a 1931 graduate of Port Leyden High School. On Aug 18, 1940, she married Leonard R. Abel in Glenfield. Mr. Abel died April 23, 1983. Mrs. Abel had worked for General Electric in Liverpool for 17 years, retiring in 1967. From 1967 to 1973, she operated Irene's Inn, Thendara.
She was past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Old Forge chapter; past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Baldwinsville and Herkimer; past president of the Herkimer County Council of VFW Auxiliaries; past president of the Covey Fashley Post American Legion Auxiliary, Old Forge; a member of the No-Nicers of Niccoll's Memorial Church, Old Forge; and a trustee of the Old Forge chapter of the American Association of Retired Person. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Helen) Webb, Jordan; Mrs. Patrice (Sally) Gagnon, Forestport; a son, Robert L. Abel, Syracuse; and eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services are 10:30 A.M. Thursday at Strong Funeral Home. Burial will be in North Steuben Cemetery. Calling hours are 7 to 9 P.M. tonight and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Wednesday.
July 2, 1984
Irene M. Abel, 73, Thendara, a former Port Leyden resident, died Monday, July 2, 1984, at home after a brief illness.
Born in Glenfield on Oct 31, 1910, she was a daughter of Lafayette and Nora Emerson Foote. She was a 1931 graduate of Port Leyden High School. On Aug 18, 1940, she married Leonard R. Abel in Glenfield. Mr. Abel died April 23, 1983. Mrs. Abel had worked for General Electric in Liverpool for 17 years, retiring in 1967. From 1967 to 1973, she operated Irene's Inn, Thendara.
She was past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Old Forge chapter; past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Baldwinsville and Herkimer; past president of the Herkimer County Council of VFW Auxiliaries; past president of the Covey Fashley Post American Legion Auxiliary, Old Forge; a member of the No-Nicers of Niccoll's Memorial Church, Old Forge; and a trustee of the Old Forge chapter of the American Association of Retired Person. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Helen) Webb, Jordan; Mrs. Patrice (Sally) Gagnon, Forestport; a son, Robert L. Abel, Syracuse; and eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services are 10:30 A.M. Thursday at Strong Funeral Home. Burial will be in North Steuben Cemetery. Calling hours are 7 to 9 P.M. tonight and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Wednesday.
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