Edith A. Abel (nee Benison), age 96 years, passed away peacefully at her home in Springfield Township on Wednesday evening January 9, 2013. She was born May 23, 1916.
She was the beloved wife of the late Karl F. Abel, Sr;
Dear mother of Karleen Sell, Janice Sauder, and the late Carl F. Abel, Jr., and Anita E. Pennington;
Mother in law of Bill Sell, Ron Sauder, Ardath Abel, and Bob Pennington;
Devoted sister of Ruth Davis Kunz, Harvey (Joy) Benison and the late Fannie Benison, Freeland "Bud" (Edith) Benison and Nellie (Everett) Paton;
Loving grandmother of Debbie (Kent) Smith, Mark (Rosie) Abel, Sue (Dan) Burke, Steve, Greg (Linda), Tim (Monica) and John (Kathleen) Pennington, Larkin Sell, Siri Sell, Scott (Kelli) Sauder and Marcia (Kevin) Stephens;
Dear great grandmother of Lindsey (Bob) Dye, Rob (Anne-Marie) Smith, Kelsey Smith, Elizabeth and Will Abel, Shane Burck, Kendall and Paige Burke, Angelica Pennington, Jeffrey (Vikki) and Jason (Danielle) Pennington, Chelsea (Jared) Nelson, Chase Pennington, Matthew and Christopher Pennington, Ethan Pennington, Wyatt and Lynsi Sauder, Emily and Ryan and Erin and Kyle Stephens, Nicholas and Kiera Pennington;
aunt to numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service at the Norman Chapel of Spring Grove Cemetery.
She was the beloved wife of the late Karl F. Abel, Sr;
Dear mother of Karleen Sell, Janice Sauder, and the late Carl F. Abel, Jr., and Anita E. Pennington;
Mother in law of Bill Sell, Ron Sauder, Ardath Abel, and Bob Pennington;
Devoted sister of Ruth Davis Kunz, Harvey (Joy) Benison and the late Fannie Benison, Freeland "Bud" (Edith) Benison and Nellie (Everett) Paton;
Loving grandmother of Debbie (Kent) Smith, Mark (Rosie) Abel, Sue (Dan) Burke, Steve, Greg (Linda), Tim (Monica) and John (Kathleen) Pennington, Larkin Sell, Siri Sell, Scott (Kelli) Sauder and Marcia (Kevin) Stephens;
Dear great grandmother of Lindsey (Bob) Dye, Rob (Anne-Marie) Smith, Kelsey Smith, Elizabeth and Will Abel, Shane Burck, Kendall and Paige Burke, Angelica Pennington, Jeffrey (Vikki) and Jason (Danielle) Pennington, Chelsea (Jared) Nelson, Chase Pennington, Matthew and Christopher Pennington, Ethan Pennington, Wyatt and Lynsi Sauder, Emily and Ryan and Erin and Kyle Stephens, Nicholas and Kiera Pennington;
aunt to numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service at the Norman Chapel of Spring Grove Cemetery.
Edith A. Abel (nee Benison), age 96 years, passed away peacefully at her home in Springfield Township on Wednesday evening January 9, 2013. She was born May 23, 1916.
She was the beloved wife of the late Karl F. Abel, Sr;
Dear mother of Karleen Sell, Janice Sauder, and the late Carl F. Abel, Jr., and Anita E. Pennington;
Mother in law of Bill Sell, Ron Sauder, Ardath Abel, and Bob Pennington;
Devoted sister of Ruth Davis Kunz, Harvey (Joy) Benison and the late Fannie Benison, Freeland "Bud" (Edith) Benison and Nellie (Everett) Paton;
Loving grandmother of Debbie (Kent) Smith, Mark (Rosie) Abel, Sue (Dan) Burke, Steve, Greg (Linda), Tim (Monica) and John (Kathleen) Pennington, Larkin Sell, Siri Sell, Scott (Kelli) Sauder and Marcia (Kevin) Stephens;
Dear great grandmother of Lindsey (Bob) Dye, Rob (Anne-Marie) Smith, Kelsey Smith, Elizabeth and Will Abel, Shane Burck, Kendall and Paige Burke, Angelica Pennington, Jeffrey (Vikki) and Jason (Danielle) Pennington, Chelsea (Jared) Nelson, Chase Pennington, Matthew and Christopher Pennington, Ethan Pennington, Wyatt and Lynsi Sauder, Emily and Ryan and Erin and Kyle Stephens, Nicholas and Kiera Pennington;
aunt to numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service at the Norman Chapel of Spring Grove Cemetery.
She was the beloved wife of the late Karl F. Abel, Sr;
Dear mother of Karleen Sell, Janice Sauder, and the late Carl F. Abel, Jr., and Anita E. Pennington;
Mother in law of Bill Sell, Ron Sauder, Ardath Abel, and Bob Pennington;
Devoted sister of Ruth Davis Kunz, Harvey (Joy) Benison and the late Fannie Benison, Freeland "Bud" (Edith) Benison and Nellie (Everett) Paton;
Loving grandmother of Debbie (Kent) Smith, Mark (Rosie) Abel, Sue (Dan) Burke, Steve, Greg (Linda), Tim (Monica) and John (Kathleen) Pennington, Larkin Sell, Siri Sell, Scott (Kelli) Sauder and Marcia (Kevin) Stephens;
Dear great grandmother of Lindsey (Bob) Dye, Rob (Anne-Marie) Smith, Kelsey Smith, Elizabeth and Will Abel, Shane Burck, Kendall and Paige Burke, Angelica Pennington, Jeffrey (Vikki) and Jason (Danielle) Pennington, Chelsea (Jared) Nelson, Chase Pennington, Matthew and Christopher Pennington, Ethan Pennington, Wyatt and Lynsi Sauder, Emily and Ryan and Erin and Kyle Stephens, Nicholas and Kiera Pennington;
aunt to numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service at the Norman Chapel of Spring Grove Cemetery.
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