| Graduation Year | Class of 1972 |
| Date of Passing | May 08, 2006 |
| About | Obituary from Rutland, VT Herald Janice L. Abate May 11, 2006 Janice L. Abate Janice Lee Abate, 51, died unexpectedly May 8, 2006, on a business trip in Springfield, Mass. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 22, 1954, the daughter of Richard H. and Ruth F. Montgomery. She married Salvatore Abate on Sept. 29, 1973, in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Lindenhurst, N.Y. She was branch manager at Citizens Bank in Price Chopper in Rutland. She was employed by Allstate Insurance Co. for 22 years in Long Island, N.Y. She was a former president of Business and Professional Women's Assn. in Rutland. She was an avid sports and hockey fan. She enjoyed tennis, skiing, knitting and the outdoors. Janice was a devoted mother of her Cairn terriers, Nikki and Kayla. Surviving are her husband, Salvatore Abate of Rutland, and her sister, Adina Montgomery of Canoga Park, CA. Friends may call at the Clifford Funeral Home on Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. in Christ the King Church. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Rutland County Humane Society, P.O. Box 558, Pittsford, VT 05763; or American Heart Assn., 434 Hurricane Lane, Williston, VT 05495. |
