Eleanor S. Abel, 97, of Sugarmill Woods, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Eleanor was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Bertha and John Sundberg. She attended junior and senior high school at Willis Avenue School in Mineola, N.Y. She graduated with a PhC in chiropractic from the Palmer Chiropractic Institute. She married Louis Abel in 1939 and their marriage was blessed with five children, Ellen, Charles, Louis, Dorothy and Ginny. She also had nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Eleanor's husband Louis and daughter Ellen Galzerano predeceased her.She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Lecanto and a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 18th, at Faith Lutheran Church, with visiting hours from 9 a.m. until time of service and a funeral service also will be held Saturday, May 19th at 11:00 A.M. at Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran Church, Ft. Lauderdale, with visiting hours at the church from 9:00 A.M. until time of service. Interment will follow the service at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens South in Davie, FL. Memorial donations may be made to either Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran Church, 1901 East Commercial Boulevard, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308 or Faith Lutheran Church, 935 S. Crystal Glen Drive, lecanto, FL 34461. www.wilderfuneral.com