Richard Peter Adam, age 91 of Fairfield died Wednesday afternoon, February 1, 2017 at Sunny Brook Living Care Center in Fairfield.
He was born December 15, 1925 at Clear Creek, Iowa, the sixth child of William and Christina Adam. Richard grew up on the family farm near Talleyrand, Iowa and graduated from Clear Creek Catholic School.
He married Marilys Lou Bechen on June 22, 1948 at Lake Andes, South Dakota.
They farmed and raised their family west of Packwood. They lived on the farm for 44 years before moving to Fairfield in 1994.
He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church , served on the church Council, and was a member of several farm groups.
Surviving him are six children: Kathleen Davis of Enterprise, Alabama, Suzanne ( Bob ) Kelly of Huntington Beach, CA, Nancy ( Jim ) Horras of Fairfield, Shirley ( Dan ) Smith of Westport Conn., R. Dean ( Cheryl ) Adam of Batavia, Douglas ( Michelle ) Adam of Packwood, 11 grandchildren , 1 great granddaughter and sisters Isabelle Leppert, Francine Freeman and brother Ronald Adam.
A funeral Mass will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Monday, February 6, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield; Father Nick Adam officiating. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.
Visitation with the family present will be 2:00 – 4:30 P.M. Sunday at the church with Prayers for a Christian Wake after.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the A.L.S. Association or to St. Mary Catholic Church.
Obituary & photo published by Raymond Funeral Home.
He was born December 15, 1925 at Clear Creek, Iowa, the sixth child of William and Christina Adam. Richard grew up on the family farm near Talleyrand, Iowa and graduated from Clear Creek Catholic School.
He married Marilys Lou Bechen on June 22, 1948 at Lake Andes, South Dakota.
They farmed and raised their family west of Packwood. They lived on the farm for 44 years before moving to Fairfield in 1994.
He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church , served on the church Council, and was a member of several farm groups.
Surviving him are six children: Kathleen Davis of Enterprise, Alabama, Suzanne ( Bob ) Kelly of Huntington Beach, CA, Nancy ( Jim ) Horras of Fairfield, Shirley ( Dan ) Smith of Westport Conn., R. Dean ( Cheryl ) Adam of Batavia, Douglas ( Michelle ) Adam of Packwood, 11 grandchildren , 1 great granddaughter and sisters Isabelle Leppert, Francine Freeman and brother Ronald Adam.
A funeral Mass will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Monday, February 6, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield; Father Nick Adam officiating. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.
Visitation with the family present will be 2:00 – 4:30 P.M. Sunday at the church with Prayers for a Christian Wake after.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the A.L.S. Association or to St. Mary Catholic Church.
Obituary & photo published by Raymond Funeral Home.
Richard Peter Adam, age 91 of Fairfield died Wednesday afternoon, February 1, 2017 at Sunny Brook Living Care Center in Fairfield.
He was born December 15, 1925 at Clear Creek, Iowa, the sixth child of William and Christina Adam. Richard grew up on the family farm near Talleyrand, Iowa and graduated from Clear Creek Catholic School.
He married Marilys Lou Bechen on June 22, 1948 at Lake Andes, South Dakota.
They farmed and raised their family west of Packwood. They lived on the farm for 44 years before moving to Fairfield in 1994.
He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church , served on the church Council, and was a member of several farm groups.
Surviving him are six children: Kathleen Davis of Enterprise, Alabama, Suzanne ( Bob ) Kelly of Huntington Beach, CA, Nancy ( Jim ) Horras of Fairfield, Shirley ( Dan ) Smith of Westport Conn., R. Dean ( Cheryl ) Adam of Batavia, Douglas ( Michelle ) Adam of Packwood, 11 grandchildren , 1 great granddaughter and sisters Isabelle Leppert, Francine Freeman and brother Ronald Adam.
A funeral Mass will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Monday, February 6, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield; Father Nick Adam officiating. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.
Visitation with the family present will be 2:00 – 4:30 P.M. Sunday at the church with Prayers for a Christian Wake after.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the A.L.S. Association or to St. Mary Catholic Church.
Obituary & photo published by Raymond Funeral Home.
He was born December 15, 1925 at Clear Creek, Iowa, the sixth child of William and Christina Adam. Richard grew up on the family farm near Talleyrand, Iowa and graduated from Clear Creek Catholic School.
He married Marilys Lou Bechen on June 22, 1948 at Lake Andes, South Dakota.
They farmed and raised their family west of Packwood. They lived on the farm for 44 years before moving to Fairfield in 1994.
He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church , served on the church Council, and was a member of several farm groups.
Surviving him are six children: Kathleen Davis of Enterprise, Alabama, Suzanne ( Bob ) Kelly of Huntington Beach, CA, Nancy ( Jim ) Horras of Fairfield, Shirley ( Dan ) Smith of Westport Conn., R. Dean ( Cheryl ) Adam of Batavia, Douglas ( Michelle ) Adam of Packwood, 11 grandchildren , 1 great granddaughter and sisters Isabelle Leppert, Francine Freeman and brother Ronald Adam.
A funeral Mass will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Monday, February 6, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield; Father Nick Adam officiating. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.
Visitation with the family present will be 2:00 – 4:30 P.M. Sunday at the church with Prayers for a Christian Wake after.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the A.L.S. Association or to St. Mary Catholic Church.
Obituary & photo published by Raymond Funeral Home.
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