Visitation: Monday, January 15, 2007 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Hamp Funeral Home, Inc. Adam & Seymour Streets Tonawanda, NY 14150
Service: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:00 PM Hamp Funeral Home, Inc. Adam & Seymour Streets Tonawanda, NY 14150
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Barbara A. Abshagen
Operated A&M Liquor Store
Barbara (nee Balsdon) Abshagen, age 72, of North Tonawanda, died Friday, January 12, 2007 at her residence, after a long illness. Born September 2, 1934 in Buffalo, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Edith (nee Greene) Balsdon and had been a resident of North Tonawanda for the past 35 years. Mrs. Abshagen was the owner of the former A&M Liquor Store in North Tonawanda, a former member of the Zonta Club of the Tonawandas, and a life member of the Lafayette High School Alumni Association. She was the mother of the late Michael Hooper.
She is survived by her husband, Charles L. Abshagen, Sr.; a son, Steven Hooper of Portland, Maine; two daughters, Terri (Thomas) Tiedemann, Sr. of North Tonawanda, and Sandra Mattina of Buffalo; three step-sons, Charles (Kim) Abshagen, Jr. of Evansville, Indiana, James (Denelle) Abshagen of Grand Island, and Stephen (Gloria) Abshagen of El Paso, Texas; a sister, Lorraine (Robert) Pickel of Grand Island; and a brother, Charles (Ruth) Balsdon of Booth Bay, Maine. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 PM Monday only at the Hamp Funeral Home, Inc., Adam and Seymour Streets, Tonawanda, where funeral services will be held at 8 PM Monday; the Rev. Dr. Lance Brown officiating. Friends invited. Interment will be cared for privately at Elmlawn Cemetery, Town of Tonawanda. If desired, memorials to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY 14094, are preferred by the family.
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