Richard "Dick" Walsh Adams, 89, of Belleville, Ill. born Monday, February 22, 1926, in Hibbing, Minn. died Monday, August 17, 2015, at his residence in Belleville, Ill. Dick worked as a Vice-President of Engineering for Sverdrup Corp. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Architectural Engineering in 1953. He served in the United States Navy, and was a World War II Veteran, participating in the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Belleville Ill.; the Knights of Columbus; and the American Legion. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Margaret, nee Walsh, Adams; a daughter, Brenda Adams; a son, Jeffrey Adams; and two brothers, Thomas Adams and Jack Adams.Surviving are his wife, Natalie, nee Rogger, Adams of Belleville, Ill.; his children, Kevin (Michelle) Adams of Indepence, Mo., Mark (Diane Jordan Osborn) Adams of Glen Carbon, Ill., Claudia (Brad) Papenberg of Waterloo, Ill., Christiann Adams of Belleville, Ill.; his grandchildren, Greggory (Kristen) Adams, Kelsey (Christopher Eastridge) Adams, Caralyn Papenberg, Kelly Papenberg; and his great-grandchildren, AnaJulia Adams, and Natalie Adams. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois or Our Lady Queen of Peace School. Condolences may be expressed online at: www.kurrusfh.com. Visitation: Friends may call from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Belleville, Ill. Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at Our Lady Queen of Peace, with Msgr. Jack McEvilly officiating. Interment will follow at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
Richard "Dick" Walsh Adams, 89, of Belleville, Ill. born Monday, February 22, 1926, in Hibbing, Minn. died Monday, August 17, 2015, at his residence in Belleville, Ill. Dick worked as a Vice-President of Engineering for Sverdrup Corp. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Architectural Engineering in 1953. He served in the United States Navy, and was a World War II Veteran, participating in the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Belleville Ill.; the Knights of Columbus; and the American Legion. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Margaret, nee Walsh, Adams; a daughter, Brenda Adams; a son, Jeffrey Adams; and two brothers, Thomas Adams and Jack Adams.Surviving are his wife, Natalie, nee Rogger, Adams of Belleville, Ill.; his children, Kevin (Michelle) Adams of Indepence, Mo., Mark (Diane Jordan Osborn) Adams of Glen Carbon, Ill., Claudia (Brad) Papenberg of Waterloo, Ill., Christiann Adams of Belleville, Ill.; his grandchildren, Greggory (Kristen) Adams, Kelsey (Christopher Eastridge) Adams, Caralyn Papenberg, Kelly Papenberg; and his great-grandchildren, AnaJulia Adams, and Natalie Adams. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois or Our Lady Queen of Peace School. Condolences may be expressed online at: www.kurrusfh.com. Visitation: Friends may call from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Belleville, Ill. Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at Our Lady Queen of Peace, with Msgr. Jack McEvilly officiating. Interment will follow at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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