Richard H. "Dick" Adkins, age 83, of Carroll, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at Regency Park Care Center in Carroll.
He was born on December 28, 1927, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, he was the son of Dean and Hattie (Kadereit) Adkins. He grew up in Council Bluffs and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1950. He served two years and was stationed in various locations. After the military he moved back to Council Bluffs. He was married to Ruthanne Campbell on November 25, 1950, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs. He worked for Union Pacific Rail Road, Armour & Company, and Goodyear Tire. The Adkins moved to Carroll in 1970 where he continued to work for Goodyear as territorial sales manager. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Carroll. Dick was an avid fisherman, he enjoyed woodworking, sports, and he was a dedicated father and husband.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Ruthanne in 2006; and brother, Leroy.
Surviving are two sons, Richard D. Adkins, of Omaha, Neb., and Ronald S. Adkins, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; daughter, Jayne M. Coffman and her husband, Doug, of Wichita, Kan,; brother, Robert Adkins and his wife, Betty, of Council Bluffs; two sisters, Dorothy Levenhagen and her husband, Donald, of Fremont, Neb., and Carol McKinley, of Council Bluffs; two brothers-in-law, Jerry Campbell, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Robert Campbell and his wife, Bonnie, of Council Bluffs; and sister-in-law, Julienne Wilkinson, of Colorado Springs, Colo.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, January 9, 2011, at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll where the family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial service will be held at a later date with burial at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Council Bluffs.
Richard H. "Dick" Adkins, age 83, of Carroll, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at Regency Park Care Center in Carroll.
He was born on December 28, 1927, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, he was the son of Dean and Hattie (Kadereit) Adkins. He grew up in Council Bluffs and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1950. He served two years and was stationed in various locations. After the military he moved back to Council Bluffs. He was married to Ruthanne Campbell on November 25, 1950, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs. He worked for Union Pacific Rail Road, Armour & Company, and Goodyear Tire. The Adkins moved to Carroll in 1970 where he continued to work for Goodyear as territorial sales manager. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Carroll. Dick was an avid fisherman, he enjoyed woodworking, sports, and he was a dedicated father and husband.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Ruthanne in 2006; and brother, Leroy.
Surviving are two sons, Richard D. Adkins, of Omaha, Neb., and Ronald S. Adkins, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; daughter, Jayne M. Coffman and her husband, Doug, of Wichita, Kan,; brother, Robert Adkins and his wife, Betty, of Council Bluffs; two sisters, Dorothy Levenhagen and her husband, Donald, of Fremont, Neb., and Carol McKinley, of Council Bluffs; two brothers-in-law, Jerry Campbell, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Robert Campbell and his wife, Bonnie, of Council Bluffs; and sister-in-law, Julienne Wilkinson, of Colorado Springs, Colo.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, January 9, 2011, at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll where the family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial service will be held at a later date with burial at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Council Bluffs.
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