Velma Dial, 94, of New Richmond, died July 8, 2008. She was retired from Kroger.

She was preceded in death by parents, David Franklin and Bertha Dial; and husband, Carroll Russell Abbott.

She is survived by sons, Russell Jr., Jim (Pat), and Larry (Patsy) Dial; grandchildren, Barbara Kemp, Kathleen Motyka, Tara Richardson, Seth Abbott, and C. Russell Abbott III; 10 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held July 14 at the E.C. Nurre Funeral Home in New Richmond.