Sharon, Vt. — On the evening of Thursday, June 23, 2016, Jackie passed away peacefully at Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.

Jackie was born in Washington D.C., on Dec. 26, 1946, she was the first child of Warren and Helen Sherwood of Michigan City, Ind.

She was raised in Michigan City and in 1968 married Roger Abraham and moved to the Island of Saint Thomas, in the Caribbean Sea where she worked for Pan American World Airways. In 1969, the couple traveled around the United Sates and Canada, eventually settling in Vermont in 1973.

Jackie is survived by her husband, Roger Raymond Abraham of Sharon; and her daughter, Jenny Abraham Liesfeld and her husband, Joseph Earl Liesfeld, III of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia and their children, Joseph Earl Liesfeld, IV “Sawyer” and Ruby Vivian Liesfeld; and Jackie’s sister, Joyce Hullinger and her family of Michigan City.

Jackie was know by many as “Momma Jax” and she always had a welcoming spirit about her. Her passions in life were gardening, cooking, photography, reading and collecting books, and spending time with her grandchildren.

The family is having a private gathering to celebrate her life.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the American Diabetes Association, and the next time you read a good book think of her.

A private message of sympathy for the family can be shared at www.boardwayandcilley.com.