Benjamin Carlton Adams, Age 93 of St. Paul, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019.
Ben is preceded in death by his sisters, Marcella and Gen; brothers, Dan, Allen, and Pete.
He is survived by his brother, Jack. He is also survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Betty; children, Karla (Paul) Williams and Kevin (Dawn) Adams; grandchildren, Taylor (Julia), Rhiana, Sara, Cassandra, and Maia; and his four loving cats.
Born in Milwaukee, WI, Ben graduated from Nathan Hale High School (WI). He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 serving aboard the Destroyer Escort USS William C. Cole and was honorably discharged in 1946 having received the Victory Medal and Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal. He graduated from Marquette University with an electrical engineering degree and married Betty on October 18, 1952. Ben left Cutler Hammer in Milwaukee in 1962, joining 3M Company from where he retired in 1988.
Published on June 30, 2019 in the Minneapolis StarTribune.
Ben is preceded in death by his sisters, Marcella and Gen; brothers, Dan, Allen, and Pete.
He is survived by his brother, Jack. He is also survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Betty; children, Karla (Paul) Williams and Kevin (Dawn) Adams; grandchildren, Taylor (Julia), Rhiana, Sara, Cassandra, and Maia; and his four loving cats.
Born in Milwaukee, WI, Ben graduated from Nathan Hale High School (WI). He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 serving aboard the Destroyer Escort USS William C. Cole and was honorably discharged in 1946 having received the Victory Medal and Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal. He graduated from Marquette University with an electrical engineering degree and married Betty on October 18, 1952. Ben left Cutler Hammer in Milwaukee in 1962, joining 3M Company from where he retired in 1988.
Published on June 30, 2019 in the Minneapolis StarTribune.
Benjamin Carlton Adams, Age 93 of St. Paul, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019.
Ben is preceded in death by his sisters, Marcella and Gen; brothers, Dan, Allen, and Pete.
He is survived by his brother, Jack. He is also survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Betty; children, Karla (Paul) Williams and Kevin (Dawn) Adams; grandchildren, Taylor (Julia), Rhiana, Sara, Cassandra, and Maia; and his four loving cats.
Born in Milwaukee, WI, Ben graduated from Nathan Hale High School (WI). He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 serving aboard the Destroyer Escort USS William C. Cole and was honorably discharged in 1946 having received the Victory Medal and Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal. He graduated from Marquette University with an electrical engineering degree and married Betty on October 18, 1952. Ben left Cutler Hammer in Milwaukee in 1962, joining 3M Company from where he retired in 1988.
Published on June 30, 2019 in the Minneapolis StarTribune.
Ben is preceded in death by his sisters, Marcella and Gen; brothers, Dan, Allen, and Pete.
He is survived by his brother, Jack. He is also survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Betty; children, Karla (Paul) Williams and Kevin (Dawn) Adams; grandchildren, Taylor (Julia), Rhiana, Sara, Cassandra, and Maia; and his four loving cats.
Born in Milwaukee, WI, Ben graduated from Nathan Hale High School (WI). He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 serving aboard the Destroyer Escort USS William C. Cole and was honorably discharged in 1946 having received the Victory Medal and Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal. He graduated from Marquette University with an electrical engineering degree and married Betty on October 18, 1952. Ben left Cutler Hammer in Milwaukee in 1962, joining 3M Company from where he retired in 1988.
Published on June 30, 2019 in the Minneapolis StarTribune.
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