Tauna Sirota

Abt 1932 - 2005  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Tauna Sirota
  Born	Abt 1932
  Gender	Female
  Died	31 Oct 2005	Arizona, USA
  Person ID	I60557	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2013

  
  

  Family	William Abel,   b. Abt 1930
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F23540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [[ Obituary: Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ) - November 2, 2005 Deceased Name: ABEL, Tauna S. 73, of Oro Valley, died October 31, 2005. Survived by her husband, William "Bill" Abel; three daughters, Leslie Ducey, Martha Connolly, Judith Hoar; two sisters, Belle Bestor and Evelyn Mintzer; six grandchildren. Services and interment will be in Davenport, IA. Memorial contributions may be made to Temple Emanu-El, 1115 Mississippi Ave, Davenport, IA 52803, The Myelodysplasia Foundation, P.O. Box 353 Crosswicks, NJ 08515 or the Sun City Vistoso Foundation, 1565 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd., Oro Valley, AZ 85755 in memory of Tauna S. Abel. Local arrangements by EVERGREEN MORTUARY & CEMETERY, N. Oracle Rd. & W. Miracle Mile. and... Bettendorf News (IA) - November 10, 2005 Deceased Name: Tauna Sirota Abel TUCSON, Ariz. - Tauna Sirota Abel, 73, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2005, in Tucson. A memorial service will be held at Temple Emanuel, Davenport, on Friday. Memorial donations may be made to Temple Emanuel, the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation (www.mds-foundation.org), or Sun City Vistoso Foundation (www.suncityvistoso.com). Tauna was born in Davenport and lived most of her adult life in Bettendorf with her surviving husband of 52 years, Dr. William (Bill). She is also survived by her three daughters, Leslie Ducey (husband Bill), Martha Connolly, and Judith Hoar (husband Sean); two sisters, Belle Bestor and Evelyn Mintzer; and grandchildren, Joseph, Katherine and Alexander Ducey, Alexandra Connolly, and Rachael and Keenan Hoar. She was preceded in death by an infant son, David, and parents, Joseph and Blanche Sirota. After training as a pharmacist, she worked with the early pioneers of heart surgery at the Johns Hopkins Cardiac Surgery research laboratory. Toni then graduated from St. Ambrose College in Davenport with a degree in accounting and later became a CPA. She worked as a bank officer for Northwest Bank for many years. She was a bridge player and taught bridge for several years in Tucson. Toni was a dedicated volunteer. She became a Library of Congress brailist, typing for blind students in the Bettendorf Public Schools. She served faithfully on the boards of Temple Emanuel and American Field Service for many years. She was an avid researcher of Jewish genealogy.