OBIT – Betty Abbenante

MISSION – Betty Abbenante, 88, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

A native of Ohio, Mrs. Abbenante spent most of her adult life in Mission. She was active in the Catholic Church community.

Survivors include her children, Jeanne Keck , Josie Abbenante, Kathy Howell, Mary Avenanti, Anne Lawhon, Frank Abbenante, Susan Abbenante, Grace Rivers, Cristina Abbenante and John Abbenante; and 10 children, 25 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Abbenante; mother, Bernice Adelphia; father, John Bridenbaugh; sister, Jeanne Bridenbaugh; step-father, Bert Adelphia; and granddaughter, Michelle Keck.

A funeral mass was held on June 5 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission.