Michael Wayne Abe's obituary , Passed away on January 14, 2026 in Cumberland, Maryland

Michael Wayne Abe

June 27, 1958 - January 14, 2026 (67 years old)

Cumberland, Maryland

Michael Wayne Abe's obituary , Passed away on January 14, 2026 in Cumberland, Maryland

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Michael Wayne Abe

June 27, 1958 - January 14, 2026 (67 years old)

Cumberland, Maryland

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Michael Wayne Abe Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Michael Wayne Abe of Cumberland, Maryland, who passed away at the age of 67, on January 14, 2026. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Michael Wayne Abe to show support.

As we bid Michael farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Michael is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Eugene F. Abe, Sr. and Agnes Abe (Hornick); and his brother-in-law James Cottle. He is survived by: his wife Joni Lou Abe (Cooley); and his siblings, Virginia Lancaster, Ruby Cottle, Eugene F. "Sonny" Abe, Jr., James Abe, Catherine Bradley, Barbara Mawhinney and John Abe. He is also survived by nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Upchurch Funeral Homes



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