Albertina “Abbie” M. Dressel (nee Glaus) 94, of Swansea, Illinois, entered her heavenly home on May 22, 2017. She was greeted by her husband Harold, son David, sister Katherine (Victor) Reinhardt, parents, and other family members and friends that preceded her. She was born on November 21, 1922. She is survived by her devoted daughter Judy (Larry) Cunningham, granddaughters: Kelly (Patrick) Pfeifer, Kristen (Todd) Probst, Jennifer (Brian) Maeng, Joanne Cunningham, and Julia (B.J.) Crowder, and her great-grandchildren: Lauren, Olivia, Abbie, Catherine, William, and Baby Crowder due November 2017. The family would like to thank the staff at Covenant Woods in Mechanicsville and Hospice Community Care in Glen Allen for their care and compassion. Her family and friends will celebrate her life with a memorial service at Church of the Redeemer in Mechanicsville on Thursday, May 25 at 6:30pm. Graveside services will be held at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Fairview Heights, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Covenant Woods Givens Scholarship Fund.
