Adrian O. ECHELBERGER

ECHELBERGER, DORR, WIDICK, KUGHN, WEDEKIN, JETMUND, KING

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/24/2008 at 11:07:56

27 Jan 1897 -- Dec 1982

Belmond Independent, Iowa
January 1983

Funeral services for Adrian O. Echelberger, 85, of Dows, were held last week. Among survivors are a step-daughter, Mary L. Dorr of Belmond.

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Funeral services for Adrian O. Echelberger, 85, of Dows,(IA), were held from the Presbyterian Church in Dows on Monday, Dec. 27, at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. David Saunders officiating. Burial was in Dows Fairview Cemetery. The Willim Funeral Home in Dows was in charge of arrangements. Adrian died Thursday, December 23, at Mercy Hospital, Mason City. He was born January 27, 1897 in Lehigh, Iowa and was the son of George and Minnie Widick Echelberger. His early education was in Alexander and later in Dows. In 1921 he was married to Fern Kughn and during their marriage he engaged in construction. In 1945 his wife died and in 1946 he formed the Dows Construction Company. On December 11, 1949 he married Edna Wedekin at the "Little Brown Church" in Nashua. He continued in the construction business until selling and retiring in 1965
They moved to Belmond in 1975 and on April 26 of this year, Edna died. Adrian moved back to Dows in October of this year, and was a member of Dows Senior Citizens.

He is survived by on son, Vern of Green, and one daughter Avonelle (Mrs Thomas Jetmund) of Ogden,IA.; one stepdaughter, Mary L.Dorr of Belmond; 12 grand children; 12 great grand children; one sister Mrs. Faye King of Dows. Besides his wives, Fern and Edna, he was preceded in death by his parents three brothers, two sisters, and one grandson.

Fort Dodge Messenger, Iowa
December 27,1982