IRENE T. ABBOTT, 87, passed away Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Jan. 20, 1923, she was a volunteer for the Adult Reading in Toledo, Ohio and a former president and board member of the Eagle Audubon Society of Sun City Center, Fla. She helped develop a butterfly garden at Camp Bayou on the Little Manatee River, in Florida. Surviving are her sons, Duane (Linda) Abbott of Toledo, Ohio and Bruce (Stephanie) Abbott of Spencerville; daughter, Christine (William) Zigrang of Hillsborough, Calif.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Col. Raymond B. Abbott. A gathering of family and friends is from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 East Dupont Road. Graveside service is Thursday, Sept. 9 2010, in Florida National Cemetery of Bushnell, Fla. Memorials may be made to the Eagle Audubon Society of Sun City Center, Fla. To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.mccombandsons.comTo plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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