Margaret Mary “Margie” Abbott, 80, of Bloomington, Illinois, passed away at 3:30 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 23, 2018) at Liberty Village, LeRoy, Illinois.
Margie was born on Nov. 21, 1937 in Bloomington, Illinois, a daughter to Thomas Alexander and Esther Belle Laird Freed. She married William T. Abbott on May 23, 1959.
Surviving are her loving husband of 59 years, William Abbott, Bloomington; two daughters, Cynthia (James) Curtis and Cam (Richard) Romani, both of Bloomington; four grandchildren, Brett Bandel, Chicago; Dawn Bandel, Bloomington; Jacob Romani, Bloomington and Juliana Romani, Bloomington; two great-grandchildren, Harmony Bandel and Donald Walker, both of Bloomington; sisters in-law, Shirley Shepherd, Bloomington, and Linda (Mike) Flick, Ohio; brother in-law, Jerry Abbott, California, and many nieces and nephews she adored, along with her first cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, one brother and one great-granddaughter.
Margie was a graduate of University High School, Class of 1955. She worked at several local banks before starting her career with the Bloomington-Normal Transit Authority where she worked for 25 years.
She loved to dance and play golf, bowl, play Euchre with her Monday night group and enjoyed all music. Margie and her husband enjoyed their many golf outings together as members of Crestwicke Country Club for over 25 years as well as at their home in Estero, Florida. She was a wonderful baker who always made a cake for every occasion. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers fan.
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Margie was born on Nov. 21, 1937 in Bloomington, Illinois, a daughter to Thomas Alexander and Esther Belle Laird Freed. She married William T. Abbott on May 23, 1959.
Surviving are her loving husband of 59 years, William Abbott, Bloomington; two daughters, Cynthia (James) Curtis and Cam (Richard) Romani, both of Bloomington; four grandchildren, Brett Bandel, Chicago; Dawn Bandel, Bloomington; Jacob Romani, Bloomington and Juliana Romani, Bloomington; two great-grandchildren, Harmony Bandel and Donald Walker, both of Bloomington; sisters in-law, Shirley Shepherd, Bloomington, and Linda (Mike) Flick, Ohio; brother in-law, Jerry Abbott, California, and many nieces and nephews she adored, along with her first cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, one brother and one great-granddaughter.
Margie was a graduate of University High School, Class of 1955. She worked at several local banks before starting her career with the Bloomington-Normal Transit Authority where she worked for 25 years.
She loved to dance and play golf, bowl, play Euchre with her Monday night group and enjoyed all music. Margie and her husband enjoyed their many golf outings together as members of Crestwicke Country Club for over 25 years as well as at their home in Estero, Florida. She was a wonderful baker who always made a cake for every occasion. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers fan.
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Margaret Mary “Margie” Abbott, 80, of Bloomington, Illinois, passed away at 3:30 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 23, 2018) at Liberty Village, LeRoy, Illinois.
Margie was born on Nov. 21, 1937 in Bloomington, Illinois, a daughter to Thomas Alexander and Esther Belle Laird Freed. She married William T. Abbott on May 23, 1959.
Surviving are her loving husband of 59 years, William Abbott, Bloomington; two daughters, Cynthia (James) Curtis and Cam (Richard) Romani, both of Bloomington; four grandchildren, Brett Bandel, Chicago; Dawn Bandel, Bloomington; Jacob Romani, Bloomington and Juliana Romani, Bloomington; two great-grandchildren, Harmony Bandel and Donald Walker, both of Bloomington; sisters in-law, Shirley Shepherd, Bloomington, and Linda (Mike) Flick, Ohio; brother in-law, Jerry Abbott, California, and many nieces and nephews she adored, along with her first cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, one brother and one great-granddaughter.
Margie was a graduate of University High School, Class of 1955. She worked at several local banks before starting her career with the Bloomington-Normal Transit Authority where she worked for 25 years.
She loved to dance and play golf, bowl, play Euchre with her Monday night group and enjoyed all music. Margie and her husband enjoyed their many golf outings together as members of Crestwicke Country Club for over 25 years as well as at their home in Estero, Florida. She was a wonderful baker who always made a cake for every occasion. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers fan.
Bloomington, Il. Pantagraph
Margie was born on Nov. 21, 1937 in Bloomington, Illinois, a daughter to Thomas Alexander and Esther Belle Laird Freed. She married William T. Abbott on May 23, 1959.
Surviving are her loving husband of 59 years, William Abbott, Bloomington; two daughters, Cynthia (James) Curtis and Cam (Richard) Romani, both of Bloomington; four grandchildren, Brett Bandel, Chicago; Dawn Bandel, Bloomington; Jacob Romani, Bloomington and Juliana Romani, Bloomington; two great-grandchildren, Harmony Bandel and Donald Walker, both of Bloomington; sisters in-law, Shirley Shepherd, Bloomington, and Linda (Mike) Flick, Ohio; brother in-law, Jerry Abbott, California, and many nieces and nephews she adored, along with her first cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, one brother and one great-granddaughter.
Margie was a graduate of University High School, Class of 1955. She worked at several local banks before starting her career with the Bloomington-Normal Transit Authority where she worked for 25 years.
She loved to dance and play golf, bowl, play Euchre with her Monday night group and enjoyed all music. Margie and her husband enjoyed their many golf outings together as members of Crestwicke Country Club for over 25 years as well as at their home in Estero, Florida. She was a wonderful baker who always made a cake for every occasion. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers fan.
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