Abbas, Sharon Lynne

ABBAS, WAGNER, PRULL

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 5/26/2013 at 23:36:33

Sharon Lynne Abbas, 72, Clear Lake, died Saturday, October 6, 2012, at
the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City.

A funeral service for Sharon will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, October 11,
2012, at the United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Avenue North, Clear Lake, with
Dr. Rhoda Preston officiating. Burial will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 4th Street, Clear Lake. Visitation
will also be held one hour prior to service time on Thursday at the church.

Those wishing to give a memorial in her memory may wish to consider a memorial
contribution to the United Methodist Church.

Sharon Lynn (Prull) Abbas was born on August 11, 1940, in Iowa Falls, the
daughter of Clifford and Winola (Wagner) Prull. She attended the Geneva school
system, graduating from Geneva High School in 1958. She was united in marriage
to Lyle Abbas on September 17, 1960, at the Zion Reformed Church in Sheffield.
They soon moved to Davenport where Lyle attended Palmer College of Chiropractic
and Sharon worked as an assistant to the Palmer College clinic director. In 1964
they moved to Clear Lake where she worked with her husband as office manager of
his chiropractic practice for over 30 years.

Sharon was a devoted and active member of the Clear Lake United Methodist
Church. She held several offices in the United Methodist Women’s Club, attended
church circle, sang in the church choir for over 30 years, and also served on
the alter guild and as a church wedding coordinator. Sharon was also a member
of Beta Sigma Phi sorority and the Clear Lake Garden Club.

Sharon enjoyed biking, photography, gardening and traveling. Her greatest love
and source of enjoyment was her grandchildren, she spent great amounts of time
with them and attending their activities.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Dr. Lyle Abbas of Clear Lake; three
children, Cindy (Daryl) Hall of Cedar Falls, Mark (Tami) Abbas of Woodstock, GA,
and Doug (Sara) Abbas of Clear Lake; six grandchildren, Jake and Nick Hall of
Cedar Falls, Matthew and Michael Abbas of Woodstock, GA, and Jackson and Haley
Abbas of Clear Lake; two sisters, Gloria (Stan) Burkle of Nashua and Aleyna
(Larry) Davisson of DeSoto; two sisters-in-law, LaVonne Conlon of Sheffield and
Janice Prull of San Jose, CA; several nieces, nephews, as well as extended
family members and friends.

Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, Clifford and Winola Prull; and her
brother, Dale Prull.