ADAMS, Jerome 1938-2011

ADAMS, KIRTZ, DEYO

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/30/2011 at 17:50:08

Jerome Adams 1938-2011

Jerome Adams, 72, of Meyer, Iowa, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 28, 2011.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 2, 2011, at Sacred Heart Catholic Oratory, Meyer, Iowa, with the Rev. John Moser officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Meyer. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 1, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Sacred Heart Oratory with Scripture Service at 7:30 p.m.

Jerry was born on August 2, 1938, in Meyer, Iowa, son of the late Edmund and Madeline (Kirtz) Adams. Jerry attended Catholic school at the Meyer Academy and later attended high school at Visitation Schools. While not much of a dancer, Jerry met his beloved wife, Barbara (Deyo) Adams, at a dance at the Terp Ballroom; and the couple later married on July 28, 1962, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Austin. The early years of their marriage were spent in Minneapolis, with Jerry working as a mechanic on SAAB automobiles for Borton Motors. During this time, Jerry became involved with ice racing and developed a lifelong love of stock car racing.

Jerry moved back to the Meyer area and worked at, and later owned and operated, Meyer Garage-SAAB Imports. Awards for customer satisfaction and an interview on the Today Show were tribute to the pride he had in his dealership. “The Shop” was always a social hub in Meyer where many of his friends would gather each evening to review the days events. He was also part owner of Adams Racing Supplies and the Adams Racing Team and loved to attend racing events. Following a stroke in 1996, Jerry was cared for at home by Barb and spent much of his time taking rides in the van, scratching lottery tickets, and enjoying his growing group of grandchildren, before eventually moving to the Stacyville Nursing Home where he kept track of the comings and goings of all.

Jerry is survived by his wife: Barbara, Stacyville, Iowa; sons: Marty (Annette) Adams, Meyer, Iowa, Chris Adams of Stacyville, Iowa, and Ed (Tiffany) Adams, Sumner, Iowa; 10 grandchildren, Michael Adams, Amanda Adams, Melanie Adams, Clint Huemann, Blake Adams, Megan Adams, Kylie Adams, Dylan Adams, Amber Fox and Bryce Adams; brothers and sisters: Mary Ellen Miller, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Bob (Jodi) Adams, Albert Lea, and Bill (Karen) Adams of Cascade, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Edmund and Madeline Adams; in-laws, Ray and Lois Deyo and Gerhard and Jean Hellen; brother-in-law, Leo Miller and sister-in-law, Joanne Adams.

[Austin Daily Herald online, Sat., April 30, 2011]