W. Ritter Adams, 91, of North College Street, Carlisle, passed away on Feb. 28, 2005, in the home where he was born on March 25, 1913.
He was the son of the late Thomas A. and Ella Lay Adams.
He worked as a milkman for the Kruger Dairy, Irwins Dairy and Lenkerbrook Farms, Camp Hill. He was a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 1299, Carlisle; The White Circle Club; a former member of the Friendship Fire Co. and an active player on its baseball team in the 1920s.
He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carlisle, and was an avid bowler.
Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Jean R. Henry Adams, Carlisle; three daughters, Joyce A. Miller, Virginia A. Hertzler, Carole D. Shevlin, all of Carlisle; a son, William R. Adams Jr., Shippensburg; a brother, Robert A. Adams, Carlisle; two sisters, Jean Zeigler and Beatrice Williams, both of Carlisle; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Grace V. Bittinger Adams, who died in 1940; and two sisters, Edna (Adams) Goldstein and Catherine (Adams) Lindsay.
Funeral services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home, 219 N. Hanover St., Carlisle, with the Rev. Dr. Robert Seibold officiating. Burial will be in Westminster Memorial Gardens, Carlisle. Viewing will be Thursday from 6-8 p.m. in the funeral home and Friday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association, 1517 Cedar Cliff Drive, Camp Hill, PA 17011 or to a charity of one's choice.
www.hoffmanroth.com
March 02, 2005 12:00 am • By Cumberlink Sentinel
He was the son of the late Thomas A. and Ella Lay Adams.
He worked as a milkman for the Kruger Dairy, Irwins Dairy and Lenkerbrook Farms, Camp Hill. He was a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 1299, Carlisle; The White Circle Club; a former member of the Friendship Fire Co. and an active player on its baseball team in the 1920s.
He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carlisle, and was an avid bowler.
Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Jean R. Henry Adams, Carlisle; three daughters, Joyce A. Miller, Virginia A. Hertzler, Carole D. Shevlin, all of Carlisle; a son, William R. Adams Jr., Shippensburg; a brother, Robert A. Adams, Carlisle; two sisters, Jean Zeigler and Beatrice Williams, both of Carlisle; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Grace V. Bittinger Adams, who died in 1940; and two sisters, Edna (Adams) Goldstein and Catherine (Adams) Lindsay.
Funeral services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home, 219 N. Hanover St., Carlisle, with the Rev. Dr. Robert Seibold officiating. Burial will be in Westminster Memorial Gardens, Carlisle. Viewing will be Thursday from 6-8 p.m. in the funeral home and Friday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association, 1517 Cedar Cliff Drive, Camp Hill, PA 17011 or to a charity of one's choice.
www.hoffmanroth.com
March 02, 2005 12:00 am • By Cumberlink Sentinel
W. Ritter Adams, 91, of North College Street, Carlisle, passed away on Feb. 28, 2005, in the home where he was born on March 25, 1913.
He was the son of the late Thomas A. and Ella Lay Adams.
He worked as a milkman for the Kruger Dairy, Irwins Dairy and Lenkerbrook Farms, Camp Hill. He was a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 1299, Carlisle; The White Circle Club; a former member of the Friendship Fire Co. and an active player on its baseball team in the 1920s.
He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carlisle, and was an avid bowler.
Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Jean R. Henry Adams, Carlisle; three daughters, Joyce A. Miller, Virginia A. Hertzler, Carole D. Shevlin, all of Carlisle; a son, William R. Adams Jr., Shippensburg; a brother, Robert A. Adams, Carlisle; two sisters, Jean Zeigler and Beatrice Williams, both of Carlisle; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Grace V. Bittinger Adams, who died in 1940; and two sisters, Edna (Adams) Goldstein and Catherine (Adams) Lindsay.
Funeral services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home, 219 N. Hanover St., Carlisle, with the Rev. Dr. Robert Seibold officiating. Burial will be in Westminster Memorial Gardens, Carlisle. Viewing will be Thursday from 6-8 p.m. in the funeral home and Friday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association, 1517 Cedar Cliff Drive, Camp Hill, PA 17011 or to a charity of one's choice.
www.hoffmanroth.com
March 02, 2005 12:00 am • By Cumberlink Sentinel
He was the son of the late Thomas A. and Ella Lay Adams.
He worked as a milkman for the Kruger Dairy, Irwins Dairy and Lenkerbrook Farms, Camp Hill. He was a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 1299, Carlisle; The White Circle Club; a former member of the Friendship Fire Co. and an active player on its baseball team in the 1920s.
He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carlisle, and was an avid bowler.
Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Jean R. Henry Adams, Carlisle; three daughters, Joyce A. Miller, Virginia A. Hertzler, Carole D. Shevlin, all of Carlisle; a son, William R. Adams Jr., Shippensburg; a brother, Robert A. Adams, Carlisle; two sisters, Jean Zeigler and Beatrice Williams, both of Carlisle; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Grace V. Bittinger Adams, who died in 1940; and two sisters, Edna (Adams) Goldstein and Catherine (Adams) Lindsay.
Funeral services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home, 219 N. Hanover St., Carlisle, with the Rev. Dr. Robert Seibold officiating. Burial will be in Westminster Memorial Gardens, Carlisle. Viewing will be Thursday from 6-8 p.m. in the funeral home and Friday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association, 1517 Cedar Cliff Drive, Camp Hill, PA 17011 or to a charity of one's choice.
www.hoffmanroth.com
March 02, 2005 12:00 am • By Cumberlink Sentinel
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