Richard A. Abrahamson

COSSAYUNA Richard A. Abrahamson, 72, of McDougal Lake Road, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007, at the Saratoga Hospital, after a short illness. Born on Aug. 19, 1935, in Argyle, he was the son of the late Arnold T. and Mary A. (Ward) Abrahamson. Richard was a 1953 graduate of Argyle school and 1958 graduate of Clarkson University. On June 14, 1958, he married Patricia Fish at the Fort Edward Village Baptist Church. He retired as a human resource manager from Valmet Inc. of Biddeford, Maine and, on Aug. 31, 1995, retired from the Army Reserves as a captain with 28 years of service. He enjoyed bee keeping, and the outdoors, especially gardening. Survivors besides his wife of 49 years include his daughters, Diane Sprague and her husband, Scott, of Victor and Pamela Bice and her husband, Sean, of Granville, Ohio; his sons, Todd Abrahamson and his wife, Kathleen, of Clayton, N.C. and Daniel Abrahamson and his wife, Stephanie, of Whitney Point; his grandchildren: Matthew, Nathan, Kathryn and Laura Sprague, Samuel Bice, Alice Abrahamson, Patrick Johnson, and Riley, Nolan and Reese Abrahamson; his brother, Donald Abrahamson and his wife, Ellen, of Argyle and several nieces, nephews and cousins. At Richard's request, there will be no calling hours. Memorial services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, at the Argyle United Presbyterian Church, 48 Main St., Argyle, with the Rev. Stephen McLean, pastor, officiating. Services with full military honors will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, N.Y. Donations may be made in Richard's memory to the Argyle United Presbyterian Church, 48 Main St., Argyle, NY 12809 or to the Salem Rescue Squad, 152 E. Broadway, Salem, NY 12865. Arrangements are under the direction of M.B. Kilmer Funeral Home, 123 Main St., Argyle. E-mail condolences may be sent at www.kilmers.com.