ABBOTT, Imogene May 1925-2009

ABBOTT, OBRIEN, DROGEMULLER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/4/2009 at 14:12:19

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ROCKFORD, IOWA - Imogene Abbott, 83, formerly of Rockford, died on Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.

Services are tentatively set for 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, at Zion Lutheran Church, 805 East Main Ave., Rockford. Officiating will be the Rev. Patricia Shaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Fullerton Schumburg Funeral Home, 302 West Main, Rockford, and again one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be in Greene, Iowa. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.Fullertonfh.com Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Mason City, 641-756-3311.

[Published in the Mason City Globe Gazette online, 4/4/2009, www.globegazette.com ]
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Imogene May (O’Brien) Abbott
July 8, 1925 – April 2, 2009

Imogene M. Abbott

ROCKFORD, IOWA - Imogene M. Abbott, 83, formerly of Rockford, died Thursday (April 2, 2009) at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. She was residing with her son at 14055 Lakeview, Clive.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, at Zion Lutheran Church, 805 East Main Ave., Rockford. Officiating will be the Rev. Patricia Shaw.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Fullerton Schumburg Funeral Home, 302 West Main, Rockford, and again one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be in Rose Hill cemetery, Greene, at 1:30 p.m. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the Imogene Abbot Memorial Fund. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.Fullertonfh.com

Imogene May was born on July 8, 1925, in Greene, one of six children to John and Willhelmina "Drogemuller" O'Brien. She graduated from Greene High School and then continued her education at LaJames School of Beauty in Mason City.

Imogene was united in marriage to Donald Abbott in 1947 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Des Moines. They lived in Greene for two years while Imogene cared for her mother and then moved to Rockford where they owned and operated Imogene's Beauty Shop and Don's Barber Shop. In the beginning Imogene was upstairs and Don was downstairs on Main Street in Rockford. She operated her beauty shop for 40 years, retiring about 1994.

As Don's health declined, she took excellent and loving care of him. The last eight years of her life she lived with her son in Clive.

Early in life, she was a bridge card fanatic and was on three different clubs. They were instrumental and some of the founding members of building and opening the Rockford Golf and Country Club where they enjoyed many golf and social events. She was also active in her community with Daffodil Days, served as a room mother at school and was active in her church. They took kid trips to Minnesota, Colorado, South Dakota and Michigan to spend time with the family. Imogene enjoyed sewing and baking for the family.

Those thankful in sharing Imogene's life include her son, Donald, and wife, Erin Abbott, Clive; Donnette and her husband, Dennis Long, Montezuma; five grandchildren, Emily (Jason) Randall, Yorge and Angelina Abbott, Spencer and Abby Long; one sister, Shirley (Bill) Henley, Clarksville; and one brother, Neal (Marjorie) O'Brien, Greene.

Her parents, her husband, Donald, of 45 years who died in 1992, and three brothers: John, Lyle and Robert O'Brien, preceded her in death.

Fullerton Schumburg Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City, 641-756-3311. www.Fullertonfh.com

(Credit: DM Scott)