Chet, passed away on a Sunday, at his home in Oregon at the age of 90. He was the son of Erna and Myrtle (Adams) Abrams. On January 10, 1940, He married the former Marian Ellis in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They would have celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on January 10, 2007. He and and Marian farmed the family farm in Mount Hope, where they raised their two daughters, Karen and Cheryl. In 1956, he took a job with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the family moved to Oregon. He retired in 1978. After his retirement, he worked at the Dane County Coliseum for many years. He also served on the Oregon Village board. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the People's United Methodist Church, in Oregon. His pride and joy were his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Chester is survived by his loving wife, Marian; two daughters, Karen Owen and Cheryl Mortensen; grandchildren, Jeff Owen, Mark Mortensen, Amy Jo Gillingham, Dea Marie Schaller and Marsha Tesar; great-grandchildren, Derek and Justin Owen, Tyler and Shania Mortensen, Emily, Samantha and Nicholas Schaller; a sister-in-law, Lois Abrams; and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Fenton, Clark, and William.
Chet, passed away on a Sunday, at his home in Oregon at the age of 90. He was the son of Erna and Myrtle (Adams) Abrams. On January 10, 1940, He married the former Marian Ellis in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They would have celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on January 10, 2007. He and and Marian farmed the family farm in Mount Hope, where they raised their two daughters, Karen and Cheryl. In 1956, he took a job with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the family moved to Oregon. He retired in 1978. After his retirement, he worked at the Dane County Coliseum for many years. He also served on the Oregon Village board. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the People's United Methodist Church, in Oregon. His pride and joy were his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Chester is survived by his loving wife, Marian; two daughters, Karen Owen and Cheryl Mortensen; grandchildren, Jeff Owen, Mark Mortensen, Amy Jo Gillingham, Dea Marie Schaller and Marsha Tesar; great-grandchildren, Derek and Justin Owen, Tyler and Shania Mortensen, Emily, Samantha and Nicholas Schaller; a sister-in-law, Lois Abrams; and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Fenton, Clark, and William.
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