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Dorothy “Rusty” <I>Redfern</I> Abel

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Dorothy “Rusty” Redfern Abel

Birth
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Death
6 Feb 1987 (aged 57)
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Dodgeville, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Dorothy "Rusty" Abel, 57, of rural Mediapolis, died at 1 p.m. Friday, February 6 (1987), at University Hospitals, Iowa City.

Mrs. Abel was born September 18, 1929, in Burlington to Chester and Ellen Thomas Redfern. She married Harold Abel on February 7, 1953, in Burlington.

She was a homemaker, a graduate of Burlington Junior College, a member of the Burlington Medical Center Auxiliary and St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dodgeville.

Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Nancy Hitchcock, Burlington; two sons, Michael, rural Sperry, and Brian, rural Mediapolis.

A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today at the Fry Chapel in Mediapolis with visitation following at 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Reverend Phil Cardenzana officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A memorial has been established with the BMC Auxiliary for the hospital's cancer unit.
Dorothy "Rusty" Abel, 57, of rural Mediapolis, died at 1 p.m. Friday, February 6 (1987), at University Hospitals, Iowa City.

Mrs. Abel was born September 18, 1929, in Burlington to Chester and Ellen Thomas Redfern. She married Harold Abel on February 7, 1953, in Burlington.

She was a homemaker, a graduate of Burlington Junior College, a member of the Burlington Medical Center Auxiliary and St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dodgeville.

Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Nancy Hitchcock, Burlington; two sons, Michael, rural Sperry, and Brian, rural Mediapolis.

A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today at the Fry Chapel in Mediapolis with visitation following at 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Reverend Phil Cardenzana officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A memorial has been established with the BMC Auxiliary for the hospital's cancer unit.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126684096/dorothy-abel: accessed ), memorial page for Dorothy “Rusty” Redfern Abel (18 Sep 1929–6 Feb 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126684096, citing Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Dodgeville, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by No Reins (contributor 46595053).