Mary E. Abate, 90, of Cabot, Pa., formerly of Kittanning, Pa., died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 at Butler Memorial Hospital.
She was born Feb. 24, 1930, in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pa., the daughter of Doren M. and Freeda L. (Farster) Schaeffer.
Mary was a lifelong resident of Kittanning and graduated from Kittanning High School in 1947.
For 32 years, she worked in various jobs and in December of 1995 she retired as a bookkeeper from M. N. Adelson and Sons, Inc. in Tarrtown.
Mary was an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church where she served on the church council and taught Sunday school.
She was also a member of the Women of the North American Lutheran Church.
In her free time, she enjoyed working on crossword puzzles and cross stitching.
Her memory will be cherished by her two sons; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, Neal O. Abate, whom she married May 28, 1977, and who died Jan. 13, 2003; son, Terry L. G. Stitt who died Oct. 14, 1993; granddaughter, Jamie L. Stitt, who died Feb. 4, 2003; great-grandson, Anthony J. Reefer, who died Sept. 20, 2016; and brother, James E. Schaeffer.
Interment will be in Lawn Haven Burial Estates, Worthington, PA.
https://www.leadertimes.com/articles/mary-e-abate/
She was born Feb. 24, 1930, in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pa., the daughter of Doren M. and Freeda L. (Farster) Schaeffer.
Mary was a lifelong resident of Kittanning and graduated from Kittanning High School in 1947.
For 32 years, she worked in various jobs and in December of 1995 she retired as a bookkeeper from M. N. Adelson and Sons, Inc. in Tarrtown.
Mary was an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church where she served on the church council and taught Sunday school.
She was also a member of the Women of the North American Lutheran Church.
In her free time, she enjoyed working on crossword puzzles and cross stitching.
Her memory will be cherished by her two sons; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, Neal O. Abate, whom she married May 28, 1977, and who died Jan. 13, 2003; son, Terry L. G. Stitt who died Oct. 14, 1993; granddaughter, Jamie L. Stitt, who died Feb. 4, 2003; great-grandson, Anthony J. Reefer, who died Sept. 20, 2016; and brother, James E. Schaeffer.
Interment will be in Lawn Haven Burial Estates, Worthington, PA.
https://www.leadertimes.com/articles/mary-e-abate/
Mary E. Abate, 90, of Cabot, Pa., formerly of Kittanning, Pa., died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 at Butler Memorial Hospital.
She was born Feb. 24, 1930, in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pa., the daughter of Doren M. and Freeda L. (Farster) Schaeffer.
Mary was a lifelong resident of Kittanning and graduated from Kittanning High School in 1947.
For 32 years, she worked in various jobs and in December of 1995 she retired as a bookkeeper from M. N. Adelson and Sons, Inc. in Tarrtown.
Mary was an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church where she served on the church council and taught Sunday school.
She was also a member of the Women of the North American Lutheran Church.
In her free time, she enjoyed working on crossword puzzles and cross stitching.
Her memory will be cherished by her two sons; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, Neal O. Abate, whom she married May 28, 1977, and who died Jan. 13, 2003; son, Terry L. G. Stitt who died Oct. 14, 1993; granddaughter, Jamie L. Stitt, who died Feb. 4, 2003; great-grandson, Anthony J. Reefer, who died Sept. 20, 2016; and brother, James E. Schaeffer.
Interment will be in Lawn Haven Burial Estates, Worthington, PA.
https://www.leadertimes.com/articles/mary-e-abate/
She was born Feb. 24, 1930, in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pa., the daughter of Doren M. and Freeda L. (Farster) Schaeffer.
Mary was a lifelong resident of Kittanning and graduated from Kittanning High School in 1947.
For 32 years, she worked in various jobs and in December of 1995 she retired as a bookkeeper from M. N. Adelson and Sons, Inc. in Tarrtown.
Mary was an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church where she served on the church council and taught Sunday school.
She was also a member of the Women of the North American Lutheran Church.
In her free time, she enjoyed working on crossword puzzles and cross stitching.
Her memory will be cherished by her two sons; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, Neal O. Abate, whom she married May 28, 1977, and who died Jan. 13, 2003; son, Terry L. G. Stitt who died Oct. 14, 1993; granddaughter, Jamie L. Stitt, who died Feb. 4, 2003; great-grandson, Anthony J. Reefer, who died Sept. 20, 2016; and brother, James E. Schaeffer.
Interment will be in Lawn Haven Burial Estates, Worthington, PA.
https://www.leadertimes.com/articles/mary-e-abate/
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