McCormick, Adeline Mae (Waller) -- 1917 - 2007
MCCORMICK, WALLER, SKILLINGS, QUAM, GATES, STORTZ, HOVEY, EASTER, DAHL, SCHROEDER, BOEHNKE, MOEN, LAPOINTE, MESSERLI
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 7/10/2012 at 11:49:56
Adeline McCormick, age 89, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Friday, January 12, 2007, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a long illness.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2007, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Monday and until 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah. There will be a rosary at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Adeline Mae (Waller) McCormick was born on September 3, 1917, the daughter of Andrew and Cora (Skillings) Waller in Patch Grove, Wisc. She attended country school and lived in Prairie du Chien, WI. Adeline married Joseph McCormick on November 23, 1936 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Waukon, Iowa. To this marriage they had six children. Adeline worked in the food service industry for many years. Adeline retired from Luther College in 1992, at the age of 75, with over 30 years of service. Adeline loved to cook, enjoyed playing bingo, dancing and going to the "Boat". Adeline also loved her polka music and scratch tickets. Adeline was always known to speak her mind no matter what! Adeline worked her whole life to make sure her family had what they needed with no regard for her own material needs. Adeline's life evolved around her family. A special gleam could be seen when her Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren were present. She was a member of St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Everyone should be so blessed to know an "Adeline" in their lifetime.
Adeline’s survivors include two daughters: Carol (Carsten) Quam, Decorah, IA and Joyce (Gary) Gates, Scottsboro, AL. Three sons: Donald (Pat) McCormick, Decorah, IA, Kenneth (Mary) McCormick, Clear Lake, IA and Dale (Jule) McCormick, Decorah, IA. One daughter-in-law: Helen McCormick, Mission, TX. Seventeen grandchildren: Mike (Deb) Quam, Theresa (Randy) Stortz, Brenda (Kevin) Hovey, Erin McCormick, Brian McCormick, Lorie (Don) Easter, Jim McCormick, Cheryl Dahl, Jody (Chris) McCormick, Debbie McCormick, Connie (Tracy) Schroeder, Kevin (Marie) McCormick, Scott McCormick, Susie (Dan) Boehnke, Ernie (Nancy) Moen, Larry (Heather) Moen and Nancy (Wayne) Quade. Forty-two great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Three sisters-in-law: Mary Waller, Poynette, WI; Sister Mary Dorothy McCormick and Sister Mary Louis McCormick, both of Dubuque, IA.
Adeline was preceded in death by her parents: Andrew & Cora Waller; her husband: Joseph McCormick in 1965; son: Jerry McCormick in 1992; two grandsons: Terry McCormick in 1978 and Kyle McCormick in 2003; three sisters: Genevieve LaPointe, Edna Messerli and Ruth Waller; seven brothers: Elmer, Marlow, Frank, Melvin, George, Robert and Arnold Waller in infancy.
Source: Schluter - Balik Funeral Home database
St. Benedict’s Catholic cemetery
Winneshiek Obituaries maintained by Bruce Kuennen.
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