Abraham, Doris Tatarsky
Doris Sara Tatarsky Abraham was born on December 28, 1928, in Richmond, Virginia, to Philip Tatarsky and Goldie Ruth Passamaneck Tatarsky. Doris passed away peacefully on August 4, 2024, at the age of 95 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Doris was the older sister of Gladys Tatarsky (1931-2016).
She married Robert Abraham on July 19, 1950, and together they raised four children: David Abraham, (Mary Forte); Michael Abraham, (Jane Abraham); Richard Abraham (Allison Abraham) and Karen A Snyder (Bill Snyder). She was the proud grandmother of Whitney Abraham, (Susanna Ratcliffe), Josh, Jeffrey and Katie Snyder; Alex, Dan and Carly Abraham. Doris was also blessed with a great-grandchild, Larkin Ratcliffe. All who knew Mom are welcomed to attend either of the two services that will be held to honor Mom and celebrate her life. The first will be on Wednesday, August 28 at 4pm at Rosborough Hall in Asbury Methodist Village, her most recent home and community.
The second will be on Friday, August 30 in Blacksburg, Virginia starting at 2pm with a service at McCoy Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service and then a reception where we will tell more stories and drink Mom’s favorite beverages, black coffee and chardonnay. In honor of Mom, limited water will be served.
Mom was a practical person and she never wasted ANYTHING, so If you wish to donate, please consider one of these worthy causes that she actively supported:
Montgomery County (Virginia) Retired Teachers Association
Mom loved this group when she was in Christiansburg and the retired teachers help send deserving students to college.
MCREA
Montgomery County Retired Educators Association
PO Box 1401
Christiansburg, VA 24068
Project Linus. Mom and her knitting group made many wonderful baby blankets for this group. The blankets were distributed to new mothers in need and if they got one of the blankets Mom made, it would have been beautiful. https://www.projectlinus.org/donate.php
Montgomery County Virginia Mental Health Association. Mom was on the board of the association for many years.
Last, but certainly not least
Kamala Harris Campaign
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kamalaharris2024
Mom and Dad were both very active in local politics and she was gravely concerned about this year’s election. There will be one less letter writer this year so I hope someone reading this will step up and fill Mom’s shoes with both dollars and canvassing.
