Carl E. Abbott Jr., 75

On Friday, July 31, 2009, a beautiful sunny afternoon, our beloved Carl E. Abbott Jr., 75, resident of Cocolalla, Idaho, left this earth to be with his Lord and Savior.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, at the Sandpoint Nazarene Church with Pastors Chad Wilks and Craig Wikoff officiating.

Carl’s final resting place will be in the Orland, Calif., Cemetery.

Carl was born on March 27, 1934, in San Jose, Calif., to Carl and Gladys Abbott.

He grew up on the Abbott orange and olive orchards in Orland, Calif., where he graduated high school.

He went on to attend Lassen College in Redding and finished at UC Davis with a degree in food science.

Carl worked as a microbiologist with Dole Fruits and Nuts doing research and development on nuts, and was the head of quality control.

He married Mary Grady on Jan. 1, 1977, in Reno, Nev. Carl retired in 1998 with the status of emeritus. He and Mary built their retirement home on Lake Cocolalla in North Idaho in 2001.

Carl is a member of the Sandpoint Nazarene Church and the Interna-tional Food Tech-nologists. He enjoyed woodworking, building furniture and cabinets, hunting, fishing, reading and traveling.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, at the home in Cocolalla; four sons, Ed, Roy, James, and Jim; three daughters, Jennifer, Lori, and Linda; 12 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; one sister, Lila Olson; numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews; and his much loved aunt, Evalyn McIntire in Sandpoint.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Ron.

Lakeview Funeral Home in Sandpoint is handling the arrangements.

Please visit Carl’s memorial at www.lakeviewfuneral.com and sign his guest book.