Lola Priscilla (Dyer) Abbott

 Lola Priscilla (Dyer) Abbott, 97. of Portland, CT and formerly of Bar Harbor, ME, beloved wife of Kenneth R. Abbott, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2025, at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, CT.

     Born in Franklin, ME, she was the daughter of the late Dana O. and H. Marion (Bragdon) Dyer. Lola attended schools in Franklin and then in Bar Harbor, when the Dyer family moved in 1936. She graduated from Eastern and Southern Maine Vocational Technical School to become a certified food service supervisor. Lola owned and operated her own restaurant, Ken’s Kitchen, in Bar Harbor for many years. She really enjoyed cooking and sharing recipes. In her later years, she worked for over 20 years at Sherman’s Book Store in Bar Harbor.

     Lola was an active member and past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star Harmony Chapter #49. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, oil painting and was an avid Boston Red Sox fan. She enjoyed her breakfast group every Sunday and teatime with her neighbor Eileen. Lola loved her dog, Ollie and was so happy when Mikey and Victor provided a home and lots of love for him when Lola moved to CT.

     She is survived by her three sons, Vincent S. Abbott and his wife Martha of Bar Harbor, ME, Kenneth R. Abbott, Jr. of Fort Walton Beach, FL and Alvah D. Abbott and his wife Heidi of Portland, CT; five grandchildren, Vincent A. Abbott, Brodie Abbott, Michaela Rothenberger, Sara Donnell, and Joshua L. Abbott; three great grandchildren; one great great grandchild and many nieces and nephews.

     Besides her husband and parents, she was predeceased by two brothers, Dana O. Dyer, Jr. and George R. Dyer, Sr. and five sisters, Maxine Cunningham, Julia Davis, Cleo A. Dyer, Freda White and Wava Ruckel.

     A private graveside service will be held at Bayview Cemetery in Franklin, ME at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations in Lola’s memory can be made to the Shriner’s Children Hospital c/o Office of Philanthropy, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114. To share memories or send condolences to the family, please visit www.doolittlefuneralservice.com

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