+ Nancy Abraham – UPDATED (4/29/11)
Nancy & Chuck Abraham
Nancy Abraham wife of our past president Charles Abraham passed away last night, Tuesday April 26th at home.
Details of the service and funeral are not yet available but when they are, they will be posted here.
For anyone who dose not have eMail or the internet would you please let them know.
UPDATE (4/28/11)
- Visiting hours Sunday, 5/1 from 4:00 to 8:00p
- Service at Nichols Funeral Home Monday, May 2nd at 11:00 AM
For directions to Nichols Funeral Home and further information, visit the website of Nichols Funeral Home.
Update: 4/29/11
Nancy A. (Downes) Abraham, age 60, of Wilmington, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at the Winchester Hospital.
Nancy was born in Winchester on May 28, 1950 and raised in Stoneham; she was the cherished daughter of the late George and Mary Downes. Nancy graduated from Stoneham High School and went on to further her education at Salem State College. Nancy graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Prior to retiring six years ago, Nancy was employed as a School Teacher in the Town of Burlington for over 34 years. Nancy loved her job, she was a wonderful educator and her dedication to her students was unwavering.
Nancy married her sweetheart Charles M. “Chuck” Abraham, Jr. on December 28, 1974, in Wakefield; the couple moved to Wilmington in 1976. Nancy had a adventurous and spontaneous attitude, she and Chuck loved to travel all over the world. Their many trips included Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Alaska, Hawaii as well as many of the Islands in between, they covered most of the continental United States, and one of her favorite places was Martha’s Vineyard, Nancy and Chuck enjoyed every trip and made memories to last a life time.
Nancy also enjoyed her home here in Wilmington, where she planted her gardens and enjoyed her flowers, especially her hybrid roses. Nancy was also very fond of animals and she loved her cats.
Nancy is survived by her beloved husband Charles M. “Chuck” Abraham of Wilmington, her sister and brother Janice M. DaSilva and Robert E. Downes both of Derry, NH, Nancy is also survived by several sisters and brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, and her step-mother-in-law.
Family and friends will gather for a Funeral Service on Monday, May 2nd at 11:00 a.m. in the Nichols Funeral Home, Inc., 187 Middlesex Ave. (Rte. 62), Wilmington. Visiting hours Sunday, May 1st from 4-8 p.m.
Memorial donations in Nancy’s name may be made to the Joslin Diabetes Center, Attn: Development Office, 1 Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215.
HI all
Lets not forget Nancy Abraham, either, Nancy was there working the cooktent , in the earky days of Waushakum, with the Eastern Starr , at the old Norfolk St track site . Seens I do recall the busyier it got the more she like it. Nancy will be missed , because she was a very well liked person , and she aways had something nice to say. And Nancy the same as Joan were the ladies of Waushakum . stuff said Pat