Lillian was educated at Fernwood Grade School and Grant High School in Portland. She was a long time Portland area resident. Lillian was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She was also a member of the Grange.
Special interests included, gardening, outdoor activities and music. She was an artist, where she enjoyed doing water painting.
Lillian is survived by her son Bruce Abel, of Gresham, OR., daughter, Lynda Scoumperdis, Sandia Park, N.M., sister, Catharine Collins, Portland, OR., brother, Bill Freet, Palo Alto, CA., and four grandsons, Chris and Joel Lehnen and Grant and Scott Abel.