Donald E. Adams, 98, of Pottsville, died Saturday at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville.
He was born in Dowdentown, May 9, 1914, a son of the late Raymond and Rheda Ditzel Adams.
He attended Pottsville schools and was owner of D.E. Adams Trucking.
Donald was a member of Auburn Boat Club and the former Greenwood Hill Fire Company.
Through out his life he was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed water skiing, hunting and snowmobiling with his grandchildren, who were his life. Lake Wallenpaupack was a constant destination for outdoor activities.
He also enjoyed card playing, pool shooting and traveling in his motor home.
He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Gwendolyn Shay; a brother, Bob Adams; a sister, Leona Shoener; a grandson, Douglas Johnson; a great-grandson, Mark Guensch; a son-in-law, William Johnson.
Surviving are two daughters, Connie A. Guensch and her husband, Charles, Pottsville, and Rita Johnson, Stroudsburg; four grandchildren, Craig and David Guensch, William and David Johnson; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
James E Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville
Pottsville Republican 25 Mar 2013
He was born in Dowdentown, May 9, 1914, a son of the late Raymond and Rheda Ditzel Adams.
He attended Pottsville schools and was owner of D.E. Adams Trucking.
Donald was a member of Auburn Boat Club and the former Greenwood Hill Fire Company.
Through out his life he was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed water skiing, hunting and snowmobiling with his grandchildren, who were his life. Lake Wallenpaupack was a constant destination for outdoor activities.
He also enjoyed card playing, pool shooting and traveling in his motor home.
He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Gwendolyn Shay; a brother, Bob Adams; a sister, Leona Shoener; a grandson, Douglas Johnson; a great-grandson, Mark Guensch; a son-in-law, William Johnson.
Surviving are two daughters, Connie A. Guensch and her husband, Charles, Pottsville, and Rita Johnson, Stroudsburg; four grandchildren, Craig and David Guensch, William and David Johnson; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
James E Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville
Pottsville Republican 25 Mar 2013
Donald E. Adams, 98, of Pottsville, died Saturday at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville.
He was born in Dowdentown, May 9, 1914, a son of the late Raymond and Rheda Ditzel Adams.
He attended Pottsville schools and was owner of D.E. Adams Trucking.
Donald was a member of Auburn Boat Club and the former Greenwood Hill Fire Company.
Through out his life he was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed water skiing, hunting and snowmobiling with his grandchildren, who were his life. Lake Wallenpaupack was a constant destination for outdoor activities.
He also enjoyed card playing, pool shooting and traveling in his motor home.
He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Gwendolyn Shay; a brother, Bob Adams; a sister, Leona Shoener; a grandson, Douglas Johnson; a great-grandson, Mark Guensch; a son-in-law, William Johnson.
Surviving are two daughters, Connie A. Guensch and her husband, Charles, Pottsville, and Rita Johnson, Stroudsburg; four grandchildren, Craig and David Guensch, William and David Johnson; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
James E Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville
Pottsville Republican 25 Mar 2013
He was born in Dowdentown, May 9, 1914, a son of the late Raymond and Rheda Ditzel Adams.
He attended Pottsville schools and was owner of D.E. Adams Trucking.
Donald was a member of Auburn Boat Club and the former Greenwood Hill Fire Company.
Through out his life he was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed water skiing, hunting and snowmobiling with his grandchildren, who were his life. Lake Wallenpaupack was a constant destination for outdoor activities.
He also enjoyed card playing, pool shooting and traveling in his motor home.
He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Gwendolyn Shay; a brother, Bob Adams; a sister, Leona Shoener; a grandson, Douglas Johnson; a great-grandson, Mark Guensch; a son-in-law, William Johnson.
Surviving are two daughters, Connie A. Guensch and her husband, Charles, Pottsville, and Rita Johnson, Stroudsburg; four grandchildren, Craig and David Guensch, William and David Johnson; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
James E Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville
Pottsville Republican 25 Mar 2013
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