Elmer A. ADRIAN^[1]

1918 - 2008  (90 years)

• Name	Elmer A. ADRIAN
  Birth	17 Jan 1918	Clyde, Cavalier, North Dakota
  Gender	Male
  History	Obituary - Son of Peter P. and Helena Veer Adrian. His parents had immigrated to the United States from Russia some years earlier. They homesteaded and farmed at several locations in the Munich, North Dakota community. After high school and two years at an electrical trade school, he went to work in Chicago. During this time he was drafted into the Army and served in Hawaii as a medic. After the war Elmer met Katherine Fast in Dallas. They were married in 1947 and for the next five years he attended Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. He pastored several churches briefly after his schooling and eventually became an elementary school teacher. He taught for many years in the Elkhart, Indiana School District. Following retirement, the Adrian's moved to Dallas. Elmer assisted the Liberty Garden Bible Church in Salem in starting a Christian school, where he taught for several years. Elmer and his wife were active in various churches through the years. He loved to play his accordion and teach Sunday school. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Woosley. He is survived by his wife, Katherine of Dallas; daughter, Avis (Bill) Farris of Hawaii; and sister, Janet Woosley of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  Reference Number	002er
  Death	27 Feb 2008	Dallas, Polk, Oregon
  Burial	Abt Mar 2008	Dallas Cemetery, Dallas, Polk, Oregon
  Person ID	I22846	Reid Family | Lynn's side of the family, David's side of the family
  Last Modified	18 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Peter P. ADRIAN,   b. 24 Sep 1892, Henderson, York, Nebraska d. 19 Jan 1966, Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Helena H. VEER,   b. 29 Jan 1899, Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota d. 5 Dec 1989, Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1917
  Family ID	F35331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine (Kay) FAST,   b. 21 Jan 1921, Paxton, Keith, Nebraska d. 18 May 2010, Dallas, Polk, Oregon (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	29 Aug 1947
  Children	1. Living
  Headstones		Adrian, Elmer A. & Katherine (HS)
  Family ID	F15713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 27 Feb 2008 - Dallas, Polk, Oregon Burial - Abt Mar 2008 - Dallas Cemetery, Dallas, Polk, Oregon  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Adrian, Elmer A.-1918

  
  

• Sources

  [S98] Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry (GRANDMA 3.0), (Published by the Genealogy Project Committee of the California Mennonite Historical Society; 4824 East Butler Avenue, Fresno, California 93727-5097; Phone (559) 453-2225).