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Vernon E. Adels

Vernon Elmer Adels passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 at home with his family present.

Vernon was born March 8, 1930 in Kimball, Nebraska on the family farm.

He was raised in Kimball and attended St. John's Lutheran parochial school thru 8th grade and graduated from Kimball County High School in 1947.

He entered the US Navy and was stationed in San Diego, California.

He married Shirley Dickerson on Oct. 28, 1953 in Kimball, Nebraska.

They lived in Kimball and he was employed at Safeway.

To this union, one son Rick, was born in 1954.

He continued to work at Safeway, and transferred to Loveland,...