IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Irene
Abbey
February 11, 1913 – October 3, 2006
Obituary
Irene Tverberg Abbey, 93, of Annandale and formerly of Kasson, entered eternal rest on October 3, 2006 at the Annandale Care Center.
Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2006 at West St. Olaf Lutheran Church, south of Kasson (70640 260th Ave., Hayfield 55940) with Rev. Kathryn Gauger officiating. Burial will be in West St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the funeral Saturday at the church.
Irene was born February 11, 1913 in Salem Township, Olmstead County to Louis and Evalina (Hansen) Tverberg. She married Wayne Howd Abbey in 1934. The couple farmed in the Hayfield area before moving to Dehnsville where they ran a rural store for many years. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Kasson and a member of Bethel Circle. She served as Guild president and Sunday school teacher. She enjoyed gardening and visiting with dear friends and family.
She is survived by her daughters, Darlene (Jim) Wuollet of Rockford, Carole (Jerry) Hagans of Hemet, CA, and Mary Lou (Presley) Gardner of Charlotte, NC; 7 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; 8 great great grandchildren; sister, Alice Buckman of Wabasha; and brother, Reuben (Edna) Tverberg of Hayfield.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Wayne in 1975; sisters, Ruth Alexander and Joan Lee.
Pallbearers will be Mark and David Wuollet, Scott and Lee Hagans, Preston Gardner and Kevin Johnson. Gloria Pew, organist will provide music for the service. Arrangements were made by Dingmann Funeral Care, Annandale.
Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2006 at West St. Olaf Lutheran Church, south of Kasson (70640 260th Ave., Hayfield 55940) with Rev. Kathryn Gauger officiating. Burial will be in West St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the funeral Saturday at the church.
Irene was born February 11, 1913 in Salem Township, Olmstead County to Louis and Evalina (Hansen) Tverberg. She married Wayne Howd Abbey in 1934. The couple farmed in the Hayfield area before moving to Dehnsville where they ran a rural store for many years. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Kasson and a member of Bethel Circle. She served as Guild president and Sunday school teacher. She enjoyed gardening and visiting with dear friends and family.
She is survived by her daughters, Darlene (Jim) Wuollet of Rockford, Carole (Jerry) Hagans of Hemet, CA, and Mary Lou (Presley) Gardner of Charlotte, NC; 7 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; 8 great great grandchildren; sister, Alice Buckman of Wabasha; and brother, Reuben (Edna) Tverberg of Hayfield.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Wayne in 1975; sisters, Ruth Alexander and Joan Lee.
Pallbearers will be Mark and David Wuollet, Scott and Lee Hagans, Preston Gardner and Kevin Johnson. Gloria Pew, organist will provide music for the service. Arrangements were made by Dingmann Funeral Care, Annandale.
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