Margaret Constance (Smith) Abbe, 91, of Ventura, CA, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, with her family around her.
Mrs. Abbe was born December 14, 1934, in Santa Barbara, CA, and was a Ventura County resident for seventy-two years. She was a 1952 graduate of Santa Maria Union High School and married Edwin Warren Abbe on September 6, 1953, after he served in the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1953. She was a full-time housewife raising six sons, and much later she received credentials to teach preschool for 20 years. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior as a very young girl and faithfully served the Lord for the rest of her life. Mrs. Abbe loved children and loved sharing her faith with them. She loved and enjoyed her grandchildren tremendously, sharing her faith with them as well.
Mrs. Abbe attended the Ventura Community Presbyterian Church. Her hobbies included crafting, gardening, travel, walking, cooking, baking, bowling, and hosting others. One of her greatest traits was that she always put others before herself. In her later years, she would often ask, “Do you know Jesus?” Sharing her faith in Jesus and as a strong believer; she knew where she was going and is now safe in the arms of Jesus. As a family, we have assurance that one day we will be reunited with her again!
She was preceded in death by her father, Charles W. Smith, Sr., her mother, Margaret M.(Foster) Smith, her husband of forty-eight years, Edwin Warren Abbe, her son Jason Andrew Abbe, her two brothers Forrest D. Smith and Charles W. Smith, Jr. Mrs. Abbe is survived by her son’s; Paul Abbe (Joan) of Oxnard, Douglas Abbe (Amalia) of Ventura, Mark Abbe (Laurie) of Ventura, Scott Abbe (Anita) of Ventura, Matthew Abbe (Bevin) of Camarillo and cousin Lois D. White of Ventura, twelve grandchildren Donald, Eric, Crystal, Alex, Kayla, Kimberly, Jayne, Audrey, Anthony, Justin, Ezra and Langley, plus five great grandchildren Alexis, Naiya, Alina, Elijah, and Cheyenne.
*We would like to express our thanks and gratitude to all of those who faithfully cared for Margaret C. Abbe during her time of need.
Family and friends are invited to visiting hours to be held from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Sunday evening, September 20, 2026, at the BOYKO & REARDON TELEGRAPH ROAD MORTUARY & CREMATION, 15 Teloma Dr, Ventura, CA 93003. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Monday, September 21, 2026, again at Boyko & Reardon Mortuary, located at 15 Teloma Dr, Ventura, CA 93003. Burial will follow the service immediately at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, CA 93003.