Adrianna ABBA

Johnston City-Adrianna Abba, 82, passed away at 11:56 P.M. Tuesday August 25, 2020 at Heartland Reginal Medical Center in Marion.

Services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday August 31, 2020, at the St. Paul's Catholic Church in Johnston City with Fr. Brian Barker officiating. Burial will be in the Lakeview Cemetery in Johnston City. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Sunday at Murman & Wilson Funeral Home in Johnston City. Because of Covid-19, masks and social distancing will be required.

Adrianna was born on March 10, 1938 in Johnston City, the daughter of Virgil H. and Catherine (Gagliano) Borchelt. She married Joseph Abba on September 3, 1960 in Johnston City.

Adrianna was a fulltime homemaker, who loved caring for her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. In later years she was a dedicated care giver to her parents and aunts.

Adrianna was a member of the St. Paul's Catholic Church and the church choir for over 20 years. She loved caring for her flowers and watching her humming birds. She enjoyed camping and boating with her kids and grandkids.

She is survived by one daughter Tina Kosco and husband Jim of Johnston City; a son Steven Abba of Springfield; grandchildren, Rebekah (Kyle) and Zack (Madisen); a brother-in-law, John Charles Abba of Stiritz; a sister-in-law Lena Abba of Herrin; nieces and nephews, Camy Clark and husband Mike, Mike Abba and wife Kristy, Louis Abba and wife Gwen, Kenneth Borchelt and fiancée Danette, Kim Murray and husband Mike; several great nieces and nephews; and her fur-baby, Milly.

She was preceded in death by her parents; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Louis and Joanna Abba; a brother, Virgil W. Borchelt; a brother-in-law, Angelo Abba.

She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be greatly missed.

Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children or the St. Francis Care Animal Shelter.