Michael Gregory Abnet, of La Crescent, MN was 56 years of age died suddenly at home on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. He was preceded in death by his father, Greg; mother and father-in-law, Ruth and Robert Banasik; grandparents; and several aunts and uncles.
He was born the 4th of 10 children; due to a quick, early entrance into this world, he was baptized at birth. He received his First Holy Communion Jan 28, 1968 and confirmation Nov 2, 1976 at The Church of the Crucifixion in La Crescent, where he was a lifelong member. At Crucifixion, he was active in the parish on the finance and parish councils, was a eucharistic minister, and enjoyed providing the hayride for the Parish’s Summer Funfest every year. He had a strong faith, as God was front and center in his life. This was evident in his devotion to his family, work at St James/Providence Academy, and his prolife stance.
He graduated from La Crescent High School in 1980 and attended Western Tech for the agriculture diploma course and spent many years farming with his dad. His deepest dream for his life was to always be a farmer. Due to circumstances beyond his control, this was not to be. And although this was a devastating loss for him, he continued to try and better himself, therefore, he received an associate degree in Architectural Technology and a Wood tech diploma from Western Tech. He spent many years driving school bus and coach for Ready Bus Line in La Crescent. He was loved by the students and he loved them. This love led him to take the job of Facilities manager at Providence Academy, his daughter’s school. He was loved by faculty, students, and parents alike. During the summer of 2017, he also took on the role of facilities manager at St. James the Less Catholic Church. Here he worked for God and never the “clock” or a paycheck.
Mike was a quiet, generous, and humble servant of God and he selflessly gave of himself expecting nothing in return. In that way, he used his talents as a member of the Msgr. Speltz Council 5115 Knights of Columbus, spending 2 years as Grand Knight. He was a member of the 4th degree Bishop Kelley Assembly of the KCs.
He married Diane Krause, the love of his life on October 28, 1995. They were blessed with a beautiful daughter through adoption. As a family they never forgot the joys of adoption and the importance of the prolife movement. They enjoyed travels with destinations such as Dearborn, MI; New York, NY; and Washington DC.
He was a fully devoted and loving father, husband, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He would go out of his way to do anything for anyone. He will be dearly missed.
He was born the 4th of 10 children; due to a quick, early entrance into this world, he was baptized at birth. He received his First Holy Communion Jan 28, 1968 and confirmation Nov 2, 1976 at The Church of the Crucifixion in La Crescent, where he was a lifelong member. At Crucifixion, he was active in the parish on the finance and parish councils, was a eucharistic minister, and enjoyed providing the hayride for the Parish’s Summer Funfest every year. He had a strong faith, as God was front and center in his life. This was evident in his devotion to his family, work at St James/Providence Academy, and his prolife stance.
He graduated from La Crescent High School in 1980 and attended Western Tech for the agriculture diploma course and spent many years farming with his dad. His deepest dream for his life was to always be a farmer. Due to circumstances beyond his control, this was not to be. And although this was a devastating loss for him, he continued to try and better himself, therefore, he received an associate degree in Architectural Technology and a Wood tech diploma from Western Tech. He spent many years driving school bus and coach for Ready Bus Line in La Crescent. He was loved by the students and he loved them. This love led him to take the job of Facilities manager at Providence Academy, his daughter’s school. He was loved by faculty, students, and parents alike. During the summer of 2017, he also took on the role of facilities manager at St. James the Less Catholic Church. Here he worked for God and never the “clock” or a paycheck.
Mike was a quiet, generous, and humble servant of God and he selflessly gave of himself expecting nothing in return. In that way, he used his talents as a member of the Msgr. Speltz Council 5115 Knights of Columbus, spending 2 years as Grand Knight. He was a member of the 4th degree Bishop Kelley Assembly of the KCs.
He married Diane Krause, the love of his life on October 28, 1995. They were blessed with a beautiful daughter through adoption. As a family they never forgot the joys of adoption and the importance of the prolife movement. They enjoyed travels with destinations such as Dearborn, MI; New York, NY; and Washington DC.
He was a fully devoted and loving father, husband, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He would go out of his way to do anything for anyone. He will be dearly missed.
Michael Gregory Abnet, of La Crescent, MN was 56 years of age died suddenly at home on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. He was preceded in death by his father, Greg; mother and father-in-law, Ruth and Robert Banasik; grandparents; and several aunts and uncles.
He was born the 4th of 10 children; due to a quick, early entrance into this world, he was baptized at birth. He received his First Holy Communion Jan 28, 1968 and confirmation Nov 2, 1976 at The Church of the Crucifixion in La Crescent, where he was a lifelong member. At Crucifixion, he was active in the parish on the finance and parish councils, was a eucharistic minister, and enjoyed providing the hayride for the Parish’s Summer Funfest every year. He had a strong faith, as God was front and center in his life. This was evident in his devotion to his family, work at St James/Providence Academy, and his prolife stance.
He graduated from La Crescent High School in 1980 and attended Western Tech for the agriculture diploma course and spent many years farming with his dad. His deepest dream for his life was to always be a farmer. Due to circumstances beyond his control, this was not to be. And although this was a devastating loss for him, he continued to try and better himself, therefore, he received an associate degree in Architectural Technology and a Wood tech diploma from Western Tech. He spent many years driving school bus and coach for Ready Bus Line in La Crescent. He was loved by the students and he loved them. This love led him to take the job of Facilities manager at Providence Academy, his daughter’s school. He was loved by faculty, students, and parents alike. During the summer of 2017, he also took on the role of facilities manager at St. James the Less Catholic Church. Here he worked for God and never the “clock” or a paycheck.
Mike was a quiet, generous, and humble servant of God and he selflessly gave of himself expecting nothing in return. In that way, he used his talents as a member of the Msgr. Speltz Council 5115 Knights of Columbus, spending 2 years as Grand Knight. He was a member of the 4th degree Bishop Kelley Assembly of the KCs.
He married Diane Krause, the love of his life on October 28, 1995. They were blessed with a beautiful daughter through adoption. As a family they never forgot the joys of adoption and the importance of the prolife movement. They enjoyed travels with destinations such as Dearborn, MI; New York, NY; and Washington DC.
He was a fully devoted and loving father, husband, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He would go out of his way to do anything for anyone. He will be dearly missed.
He was born the 4th of 10 children; due to a quick, early entrance into this world, he was baptized at birth. He received his First Holy Communion Jan 28, 1968 and confirmation Nov 2, 1976 at The Church of the Crucifixion in La Crescent, where he was a lifelong member. At Crucifixion, he was active in the parish on the finance and parish councils, was a eucharistic minister, and enjoyed providing the hayride for the Parish’s Summer Funfest every year. He had a strong faith, as God was front and center in his life. This was evident in his devotion to his family, work at St James/Providence Academy, and his prolife stance.
He graduated from La Crescent High School in 1980 and attended Western Tech for the agriculture diploma course and spent many years farming with his dad. His deepest dream for his life was to always be a farmer. Due to circumstances beyond his control, this was not to be. And although this was a devastating loss for him, he continued to try and better himself, therefore, he received an associate degree in Architectural Technology and a Wood tech diploma from Western Tech. He spent many years driving school bus and coach for Ready Bus Line in La Crescent. He was loved by the students and he loved them. This love led him to take the job of Facilities manager at Providence Academy, his daughter’s school. He was loved by faculty, students, and parents alike. During the summer of 2017, he also took on the role of facilities manager at St. James the Less Catholic Church. Here he worked for God and never the “clock” or a paycheck.
Mike was a quiet, generous, and humble servant of God and he selflessly gave of himself expecting nothing in return. In that way, he used his talents as a member of the Msgr. Speltz Council 5115 Knights of Columbus, spending 2 years as Grand Knight. He was a member of the 4th degree Bishop Kelley Assembly of the KCs.
He married Diane Krause, the love of his life on October 28, 1995. They were blessed with a beautiful daughter through adoption. As a family they never forgot the joys of adoption and the importance of the prolife movement. They enjoyed travels with destinations such as Dearborn, MI; New York, NY; and Washington DC.
He was a fully devoted and loving father, husband, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He would go out of his way to do anything for anyone. He will be dearly missed.
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