Friday services are set for Margaret B. Abeles
- Publication
- Wilmette Life, 8 Jun 1978, p. 27, 63
Description
- Media Type
- Newspaper
- Item Types
- Articles
- Photographs
- Notes
- Margaret B.[Beecher] Abeles, 76, died may 30 at Villa St. Cyril in Highland Park. She was a 36-year resident at 2525 Thornwood Av. in Wilmette before moving to Deerfield three years ago. Born in Long Beach, N.Y., Mrs. Abeles' grandfather was Henry Ward Beecher, and her great, great aunt was Harriet Beecher Stowe. Preceded in death by her 21-year-old son, Beecher, [Alfred Beecher Abeles] who was killed in the 1944 Battle of the Bulge. Mrs. Abeles is survived by her husband, Alfred T.; a son, John H. of Deerfield; six grandchildren; and a brother, Henry Ward Beecher III of Woodland, Cal. [California] Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie.
Photo - Date of Publication
- 8 Jun 1978
- Personal Name(s)
- Abeles, Alfred ; Abeles, Alfred Beecher ; Abeles, John ; Abeles, Margaret ; Beecher, Henry Ward ; Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Local identifier
- Wilmette.News.114228
- Language of Item
- English
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