After attending Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna, Man., Abe completed business college in Winnipeg and began a long career in business, retiring from Palliser Furniture at 63. He realized his boyhood dream of becoming a pilot in 1971 and flew with his sweetheart Agnes throughout North America for 20 years. Devoted to his family, church and community, Abe shared God’s love everywhere he went: at home, at work and in the boardroom. Abe touched many with his gentle ways and loving smile.