Eva Abel • 1919 - 2011

Eva Abel, 91, Minot, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in a Velva nursing home.

Eva Abel was born December 29, 1919 in Lake Hester Township of McHenry County to Michael and Magdalyn (Feist) Schwan. She attended school in Karlsruhe and later a country school north of Karlsruhe. She married Nick A. Abel October 19, 1937. They farmed west of Karlsruhe until Nick’s death February 7, 1976. She moved to Karlsruhe where she worked with the school lunch program and at the Karlsruhe Senior Citizens Center. Eva lived in Velva before moving to Minot. She moved to the Souris Valley Care Center in April 2009.

She was a member of the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Karlsruhe, where she was a member of the Christian Mother’s organization and later St Leo’s Catholic Church in Minot.
Eva spent her life devoted to her family, the family farm and her church. She was a wonderful cook and seamstress. She leaves many beautiful quilts for her family to enjoy.
 
Eva is survived by her children, Bernadine (Phillip) Hancock, Antelope, CA., Beatrice (Jim) Volk, Summer, WA., Nick (Loretta) Edgewood, WA., Dennis (Linda) Bismarck, Larry (Jan) Williston and Karen (John) Skowronek, Reno,  NV.  Two sisters Anne and Helen and one brother, Donald.

Eva was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 6 brothers, one sister, three sons, Jerome, Ronald and David and two grandsons.

Eva has 34 grandchildren, 65 great grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren.

Funeral:  Monday, October 10, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Leo’s Catholic Church, Minot, ND.

Visitation and vigil prayer service:  Sunday, October 9, 2011, from noon to 5:00 p.m. with the vigil prayer service at 5:00 p.m., all at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot.

Burial:  Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Karlsruhe, ND.

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