Dennis Abraham

Mr. Dennis G. “Abe” Abraham, age 80, of Concord, left this world on February 1, 2023 following a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, February 19 from 2 to 4 pm at Wilkinson Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday, February 20 at 11 am at St. James the Greater Catholic Church. An inurnment service will be private for the family.

Abe was born in Passaic County, NJ, a son of the late Louis J. and Elizabeth Abraham. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Louis R. Abraham.

Abe grew up in Clifton, NJ and attended Farleigh Dickinson University and Syracuse University. He started working for IBM in Endicott, NY in 1964. In 1979, IBM transferred him to Charlotte where he retired with honors in 1991. Abe then started a cryptography business which he enjoyed until Alzheimer's slowed him down in 2017. He possessed a brilliant mind and a wicked wit. He had many interests that spanned from Amateur Radio, restoration of his beloved 1965 GTO, music, horticulture, traveling, and obtaining his pilot’s license. He was also a member of St. James the Greater Catholic Church.

Survivors include his loving wife of 57 years, Gail W. Abraham; his son, Steve Abraham of Charlotte; daughters, Mary Beth Osborne (Matt) of Coventry, Connecticut, and Lisa Howie (Dustin) of Mint Hill; 5 grandchildren, Roby Abraham, Isabel Osborne, Eloise Osborne, Dustin Trent Howie, Jr., and Natalie Howie; brother, Richie Abraham (JoAnn) of Fairfield, Pennsylvania; and many other loving relatives and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081, or to Alzheimer’s Association Western Carolina Chapter, 4600 Park Road, Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209.