Vivian Abraham

Vivian M. Abraham passed away in New Richland, Minnesota, on August 4, 2025. Funeral services will be held at Friedrich’s Funeral Home in New Richland on Monday, August 11, 2025, at 11:00 AM; visitation will begin one hour prior. Vivian will then be laid to rest at St. Olaf Cemetery in New Richland.

Vivian was born to Atalla and Bertha Abraham on September 5, 1925, and remained in her family home in New Richland for 98 years. During high school, Vivian was a cheerleader and honor student, graduating from New Richland Schools in 1944. For work, she helped her father candle eggs and supported her family’s business at Abraham’s Family Store until her retirement in 1988. Abrahams was a retail grocery store servicing New Richland for 64 years.

She was a fan of cats and collecting plates, figurines, and other cat-themed items. In her free time, she enjoyed gardening and loved flowers, especially her blooming Amaryllis. And as a New Richland native, she always looked forward to Farm and City Days.

Left to cherish Vivian’s memory are her sister-in-law Darlene Abraham; nieces Sandra Abraham Anderson (Steve) of Eagan, MN, and Dawn (Jon) Erickson of Woodbury, MN; nephews Richard Skaff of Mooresville, NC, Dr. David (Karen) Skaff of Nicholasville, KY, Douglas (Maryann) Skaff of Charleston, WV, Ronald (Penny) Skaff of Bluffton, SC, M.G. (Vicki) Skaff of Charleston, WV, Dr. Kenneth (Diana) Abraham of Peterborough, Ontario, Dennis (Meg) Abraham of Minneapolis, MN, and Mitchell (Priscilla) Abraham of Mooresville, NC; 21 great nieces and nephews; and 32 great-great nieces and nephews.

Welcoming Vivian home are her parents, Atalla and Bertha; her brothers, Clarence and Floyd Abraham; her sisters, Gladys (Moses) Skaff, Alvina Abraham, and Rose Abraham; her sister-in-law Helen Abraham, and her special friend, Joe Donovan.

Thank you to Vivian’s family, neighbors, and friends, and a special thank you to Pam and Larry Goehring for all the care they provided over the years, a blessing to Vivian and our family.