Voss, Adam Daniel 1991 - 2018
VOSS, RUFF, DADONA WOITA, CONNOR, COVENEY
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:44
Adam Voss, age 27, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in Decorah.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 20, 2018, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Donald Hertges presiding.
Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Ave, in Decorah and also after 10:00 a.m. at the church on Friday morning.
Adam Daniel Voss was born July 11, 1991 to Daniel and Carol (Ruff) Voss in Prairie du Chien, WI. Adam was a 2009 graduate of Decorah High School. In high school he competed in cross country, swimming, and track. He also participated in band, speech, and drama. He excelled in his participation earning letters in academics, athletics, and fine arts. His freshman year, the activity director recognized him with the Tri-Athlete Award and he earned many more athletic, academic, and fine arts awards during his high school career. Notably he received Academic All-State cross country honors, multiple Decorah High School Renaissance Awards, as well as the Director’s Choice award in 2009. During his 4 years in high school, he accumulated enough college credit to graduate from Luther College in 2 years, graduating in 2011, majoring in mathematics and computer science. A whiz at computer technology, he was always ready to help others with their technology problems. However, his passion was sustainability and trying to minimize our impact on the environment. While at Luther College, he introduced worm compost bins into the dorms and lived in the sustainability house for a year. In 2010, he interned at the Sustainability Endowment Institute in Boston, MA. Following graduation from Luther, he was a software engineer at TriTech Software Systems in Decorah for nearly 4 years. Joining the United States Peace Corps was a dream of Adam’s since high school and in July 2015 Adam left TriTech Software Systems to pursue this dream. Through the Peace Corps he was a Math Education and Community Development Facilitator in Gare Village, Lushoto, Tanzania. He taught mathematics to 170 secondary education students. In September 2017, Adam joined Cerner Corporation in Kansas City, MO as a software engineer where he again excelled.
Adam is survived by his parents: Dan and Carol Voss of Decorah. Sisters: Sara (Hank) DeDona of Kansas City, MO and Erin (Ben) Woita of Kearney, NE. Grandparents: Milton and Kay Voss of Hawkeye, IA along with many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Adam was preceded in death by his grandparents: Erwin and Eileen (Connor) Ruff and grandmother Suzanne (Coveney) Voss.
The family intends to establish a memorial scholarship in Adam's name. Memorials can be sent to Decorah Community School District Foundation, 510 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA 52101 with a note or memo of In Memory of Adam Voss.
Source: Schluter - Balik Funeral Home database
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