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Abodeely, Edna
Edna Abodeely, a resident of the Hiawatha Care Center, passed away there Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. George Orthodox Church by Father Fred Shaheen and Edna's grandson, the Rev. Dn. Edmund Abodeely II. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church, where a Trisagion service will begin at 7 p.m. Burial: St. George Cemetery. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Edna was born in Ain Arab, Lebanon, on June 12, 1912. She was 97 years old. She was born to Joseph and Salimi Skaff Koury. She married Frank Abodeely on Nov. 20, 1932. From that union were born Edmund Abodeely and Adele Abodeely Graber.
She is survived by a son, Edmund (Carol) Abodeely; a daughter, Adele (Jack) Graber; grandchildren, Edmund (Kari) Abodeely II, Jackie (Ted) Fahey, Heather (Kevin) Kenney, Stephanie (James) Lock, Robert (Wendy) Graber, Bill (Kristina) Graber and Katherine Graber; 14 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; four brothers and three sisters.
Her greatest joy in life were her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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