LINCOLN, IL - Katherine Louise "Kate" Abbott, 93, of Lincoln passed away July 7, 2014, at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln. Cremation rites have been accorded. A time of visitation will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 21, 2014, at the First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln. Memorial services will follow at 11 a.m. The Rev. Adam Quine will officiate. Burial will follow at New Union Cemetery in Lincoln.
Katherine was born Feb. 2, 1921, in Decatur, Ill., the daughter of Benjamin F. Harrison and Wilda (Rowe) Harrison. She married James W. "Jim" Abbott on June 6, 1943. He preceded her in death on Feb. 19, 1975.
Mrs. Abbott was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, where she served as a volunteer tutor. She also was a member of the Lincoln Women's Club, and served as a volunteer at both the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and for the Elks Crippled Children. She taught for many years at Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School, where she created The Learning Center.
Surviving are her daughters, Kathy (Bill) Daunais and Beth (Dave) Eckert; daughter-in-law, Bobbi Abbott; sister, Dorothy Harrison (Emory) Gaffney; sister-in-law, Dorothy Harrison and eight grandchildren, Tracy (Jason) Brandt, Steven (Andi) Daunais, Chris (Erin) Eckert, Derek (Lauren) Daunais, Amy (Jim) Rossini, Leigh (Rob) Mozina, Andrew (Marti) Abbott and James Abbott. She is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, J. Michael Abbott; and brothers, Ben Harrison, Jack Harrison, and Phil Harrison.
Memorial donations will be accepted at the funeral home and may be made to: First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, or the Lincoln Elks Crippled Children's Fund.
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home has been entrusted with her care.
Lincoln Daily News (Lincoln, IL) - July 16, 2014
Note: thanks to contributor, Bill, for links to her parents and husband.
Katherine was born Feb. 2, 1921, in Decatur, Ill., the daughter of Benjamin F. Harrison and Wilda (Rowe) Harrison. She married James W. "Jim" Abbott on June 6, 1943. He preceded her in death on Feb. 19, 1975.
Mrs. Abbott was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, where she served as a volunteer tutor. She also was a member of the Lincoln Women's Club, and served as a volunteer at both the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and for the Elks Crippled Children. She taught for many years at Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School, where she created The Learning Center.
Surviving are her daughters, Kathy (Bill) Daunais and Beth (Dave) Eckert; daughter-in-law, Bobbi Abbott; sister, Dorothy Harrison (Emory) Gaffney; sister-in-law, Dorothy Harrison and eight grandchildren, Tracy (Jason) Brandt, Steven (Andi) Daunais, Chris (Erin) Eckert, Derek (Lauren) Daunais, Amy (Jim) Rossini, Leigh (Rob) Mozina, Andrew (Marti) Abbott and James Abbott. She is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, J. Michael Abbott; and brothers, Ben Harrison, Jack Harrison, and Phil Harrison.
Memorial donations will be accepted at the funeral home and may be made to: First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, or the Lincoln Elks Crippled Children's Fund.
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home has been entrusted with her care.
Lincoln Daily News (Lincoln, IL) - July 16, 2014
Note: thanks to contributor, Bill, for links to her parents and husband.
LINCOLN, IL - Katherine Louise "Kate" Abbott, 93, of Lincoln passed away July 7, 2014, at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln. Cremation rites have been accorded. A time of visitation will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 21, 2014, at the First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln. Memorial services will follow at 11 a.m. The Rev. Adam Quine will officiate. Burial will follow at New Union Cemetery in Lincoln.
Katherine was born Feb. 2, 1921, in Decatur, Ill., the daughter of Benjamin F. Harrison and Wilda (Rowe) Harrison. She married James W. "Jim" Abbott on June 6, 1943. He preceded her in death on Feb. 19, 1975.
Mrs. Abbott was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, where she served as a volunteer tutor. She also was a member of the Lincoln Women's Club, and served as a volunteer at both the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and for the Elks Crippled Children. She taught for many years at Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School, where she created The Learning Center.
Surviving are her daughters, Kathy (Bill) Daunais and Beth (Dave) Eckert; daughter-in-law, Bobbi Abbott; sister, Dorothy Harrison (Emory) Gaffney; sister-in-law, Dorothy Harrison and eight grandchildren, Tracy (Jason) Brandt, Steven (Andi) Daunais, Chris (Erin) Eckert, Derek (Lauren) Daunais, Amy (Jim) Rossini, Leigh (Rob) Mozina, Andrew (Marti) Abbott and James Abbott. She is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, J. Michael Abbott; and brothers, Ben Harrison, Jack Harrison, and Phil Harrison.
Memorial donations will be accepted at the funeral home and may be made to: First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, or the Lincoln Elks Crippled Children's Fund.
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home has been entrusted with her care.
Lincoln Daily News (Lincoln, IL) - July 16, 2014
Note: thanks to contributor, Bill, for links to her parents and husband.
Katherine was born Feb. 2, 1921, in Decatur, Ill., the daughter of Benjamin F. Harrison and Wilda (Rowe) Harrison. She married James W. "Jim" Abbott on June 6, 1943. He preceded her in death on Feb. 19, 1975.
Mrs. Abbott was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, where she served as a volunteer tutor. She also was a member of the Lincoln Women's Club, and served as a volunteer at both the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and for the Elks Crippled Children. She taught for many years at Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School, where she created The Learning Center.
Surviving are her daughters, Kathy (Bill) Daunais and Beth (Dave) Eckert; daughter-in-law, Bobbi Abbott; sister, Dorothy Harrison (Emory) Gaffney; sister-in-law, Dorothy Harrison and eight grandchildren, Tracy (Jason) Brandt, Steven (Andi) Daunais, Chris (Erin) Eckert, Derek (Lauren) Daunais, Amy (Jim) Rossini, Leigh (Rob) Mozina, Andrew (Marti) Abbott and James Abbott. She is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, J. Michael Abbott; and brothers, Ben Harrison, Jack Harrison, and Phil Harrison.
Memorial donations will be accepted at the funeral home and may be made to: First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, or the Lincoln Elks Crippled Children's Fund.
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home has been entrusted with her care.
Lincoln Daily News (Lincoln, IL) - July 16, 2014
Note: thanks to contributor, Bill, for links to her parents and husband.
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