Herman Bernard Bud Abeln

Memorial contributions may be made to Manila Mission of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, PO Box 3026, Paterson, New Jersey 07509. He is survived by his wife Mary Catherine McCafferty Abeln; daughter Sister Jane M. Abeln, SMIC; sons John, Robert and Laurence Abeln; daughters-in-law MaryEllen Forgay, Sara (Walkenhorst) Abeln and Peg (Endres) Abeln; grandchildren Emily and Daniel Abeln, John and Mary Abeln, Samantha, Jana and Andrea Abeln; sisters Elsie Bonkrud and Margaret Sieving; brother Roger Abeln; stepchildren Carol and Dr. Steve Furjes, Lee and Betty McCafferty, Tim and Janet McCafferty, and Dr. Patricia McCafferty. He is preceded in death by brothers William and Eugene Abeln; wife Dorothy Abeln; and parents Herman Bernard Abeln, Sr. and Margaret Mary (McCarthy) Abeln. Bud was a man of strong religious values. He attended daily Mass all of his adult life. In 1995 he was invested as a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Bud was also a longtime member of the Serra Club.