Obituary: Abrahamson, Irvin W.
Age 80
ABRAHAMSON,
Irvin W.
(Age 80)
Passed away May 4, 2012.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Irvin W. Abrahamson, age 80, will be held Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Philippe Benizi Church in Ford, Washington.
Rosary will be held Tuesday evening at 7:00 P.M. at the church.
A rosary was also be held Monday, May 7th at 7:00 P.M. at the Rose Creek Longhouse in Worley.
Mr. Abrahamson passed away Friday night at his home in Plummer, Idaho.
Burial will be at the Hubert Cemetery in Ford, WA.
He was born April 2, 1932 at Ford, WA to Milo and Millie (Wynne) Abrahamson.
He attended grade school at Ford, WA and high school in Springdale, WA.
He then enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Korean Conflict.
Following his discharge from the service, he returned to the Spokane Indian Reservation.
Mr.
Abrahamson worked as a logger for most of his adult life.
He fell trees, operated a skidder, and was a logging truck driver.
He lived in Washington, Montana, and Idaho most all of his life, and retired for health reason in the late 1990s.
After moving to Plummer, ID he worked for the Benewah Medical Clinic transport department until 2000.
He was a member of the Spokane Tribe of Indians, a Veteran of the Korean Conflict, a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Men’s Club at Worley.
Survivors include his wife Mildred at the Plummer home; three daughters, Sharon Garcia and Cindy LaDeaux, both of Plummer and Becky Dixon of Elma, New York; one son, Irvin Abrahamson Jr. of Plummer, ID; 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; three brothers, James of Keller, WA, Melvin of Ford, WA, and Thomas of Spokane, WA; one sister, Delores Smallwood of Spokane, WA.
KRAMER FUNERAL HOME, TEKOA, WA.