Isabella Abbott

Isabella Abbott, age 97, of Grand Island, Nebraska formerly of Columbus died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2020 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. Burial will be in the St. Bonaventure Cemetery.

The Mass Service on Saturday will be broadcast on the McKown Funeral Home Facebook Page.  You can access the Facebook Page by clicking here .

Isabella F. Abbott was born September 30, 1923 in Carroll, Iowa to John and Anna (Grubauer) Yung. She attended school in Danbury, Iowa and graduated from Danbury High School in 1941. Isabella moved to Omaha to attend comptometer school and went to work at Union Pacific Headquarters in Omaha for about 5 years. She married Keith P. Abbott on December 29, 1945. In 1947 Isabella and their son, Patrick went to Tokyo, Japan to join Captain Keith Abbott who was stationed there in the U.S. Army. They returned to Nebraska and then moved to Columbus in 1949 where Dr. Keith Abbott practiced dentistry until 1990. Isabella worked in the dental office for 25 years. She was a lifetime member in the Catholic Daughters & Christian Mothers. She enjoyed playing bridge and golf.

She is survived by:
Son: Patrick (Katie) Abbott of Albuquerque, NM
Son: Michael (Mary Abbott of Missouri City, TX
Son: Stephen (Sandi) Abbott of Marquette, NE
Daughter: Cindy (Dave) Fox of Grand Island, NE
Son: Kevin Abbott of Lee's Summit, MO
19 Grandchildren
30 Great-grandchildren

She was preceded in death by:
Husband: Dr. Keith P. Abbott
Parents: John and Anna Yung
Brothers: Robert and Albert Yung
Sister: Opal Winser