Adrian L. Damrow, age 90, of Howards Grove, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 29, 2010 at Sunny Ridge Healthcare Center in Sheboygan.
He was born March 22, 1919 in the Town of Herman, a son of the late William and Selma (Krumruy) Damrow. He attended the Green Bay Road School and Howards Grove High School.
During WWII, he was a Sergeant with the 331st Division of Engineers with the U.S. Army, serving in the Pacific Theatre in the Aleutian Islands.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, Adrian married the former Adela Huesterberg on May 24, 1947 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Howards Grove.
Adrian had been employed at Garton Toy and later the Vollrath Company, where he retired as a supervisor in 1967. He bought the Edgewood Restaurant in Howards Grove in 1967, later building the Edgewood Motel on the same property. In 1973, Adrian and Adela sold the restaurant to their son, Robert, later selling the Motel in 1983 and moving to Pickerel Lake, where they lived until moving back to Howards Grove in 1995.
Adrian was always active, spending winters with Adela in Las Vegas, participating in various bowling, softball and hardball leagues. For many years, he was involved with the pee-wee baseball league in Howards Grove, and was a former member of the VFW Post 9924 of Howards Grove and the Howards Grove Athletic Association.
In addition to his loving wife of 62 years, Adrian is also survived by two sons, Tom (Penny) of Howards Grove and William (Shirley) of Battle Creek MI; grandchildren, Tom R. (Stephanie), Brett (Carrie) Anna Marie (Jason) Brasmstedt, Travis (Lynda), Tracy (Chris) Roth, Dan Everett, Rhonda (Tim) Blake, Chad Block and Stacey (Scott) Wergert; daughter-in-law, Linda (Steve) Drexler, as well as numerous great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Adrian was also preceded in death by a son, Robert; a sister, Myrtle Rowe; and two step-brothers, George and Robert.
A Funeral Service will be held for Adrian on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 4:00 P.M. at Zimmer's Westview Funeral and Cremation Care Center. Reverend Darrel Bergelin will officiate. Interment will be in Trinity Cemetery of Howards Grove. Friends may call on the family at the Funeral Home on Sunday from 12 Noon until the time of the service.
The Damrow family wishes to thank the staff of Pine Haven Christian Home, Sunny Ridge 2nd Floor and Hospice Advantage for the loving care and concern shown to Adrian as a resident.
A memorial fund has been established in the name of Adrian L. Damrow.
Please visit www.zimmerfuneralhome.com for online condolences.
The Sheboygan Press
January 30, 2010
He was born March 22, 1919 in the Town of Herman, a son of the late William and Selma (Krumruy) Damrow. He attended the Green Bay Road School and Howards Grove High School.
During WWII, he was a Sergeant with the 331st Division of Engineers with the U.S. Army, serving in the Pacific Theatre in the Aleutian Islands.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, Adrian married the former Adela Huesterberg on May 24, 1947 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Howards Grove.
Adrian had been employed at Garton Toy and later the Vollrath Company, where he retired as a supervisor in 1967. He bought the Edgewood Restaurant in Howards Grove in 1967, later building the Edgewood Motel on the same property. In 1973, Adrian and Adela sold the restaurant to their son, Robert, later selling the Motel in 1983 and moving to Pickerel Lake, where they lived until moving back to Howards Grove in 1995.
Adrian was always active, spending winters with Adela in Las Vegas, participating in various bowling, softball and hardball leagues. For many years, he was involved with the pee-wee baseball league in Howards Grove, and was a former member of the VFW Post 9924 of Howards Grove and the Howards Grove Athletic Association.
In addition to his loving wife of 62 years, Adrian is also survived by two sons, Tom (Penny) of Howards Grove and William (Shirley) of Battle Creek MI; grandchildren, Tom R. (Stephanie), Brett (Carrie) Anna Marie (Jason) Brasmstedt, Travis (Lynda), Tracy (Chris) Roth, Dan Everett, Rhonda (Tim) Blake, Chad Block and Stacey (Scott) Wergert; daughter-in-law, Linda (Steve) Drexler, as well as numerous great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Adrian was also preceded in death by a son, Robert; a sister, Myrtle Rowe; and two step-brothers, George and Robert.
A Funeral Service will be held for Adrian on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 4:00 P.M. at Zimmer's Westview Funeral and Cremation Care Center. Reverend Darrel Bergelin will officiate. Interment will be in Trinity Cemetery of Howards Grove. Friends may call on the family at the Funeral Home on Sunday from 12 Noon until the time of the service.
The Damrow family wishes to thank the staff of Pine Haven Christian Home, Sunny Ridge 2nd Floor and Hospice Advantage for the loving care and concern shown to Adrian as a resident.
A memorial fund has been established in the name of Adrian L. Damrow.
Please visit www.zimmerfuneralhome.com for online condolences.
The Sheboygan Press
January 30, 2010
Adrian L. Damrow, age 90, of Howards Grove, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 29, 2010 at Sunny Ridge Healthcare Center in Sheboygan.
He was born March 22, 1919 in the Town of Herman, a son of the late William and Selma (Krumruy) Damrow. He attended the Green Bay Road School and Howards Grove High School.
During WWII, he was a Sergeant with the 331st Division of Engineers with the U.S. Army, serving in the Pacific Theatre in the Aleutian Islands.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, Adrian married the former Adela Huesterberg on May 24, 1947 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Howards Grove.
Adrian had been employed at Garton Toy and later the Vollrath Company, where he retired as a supervisor in 1967. He bought the Edgewood Restaurant in Howards Grove in 1967, later building the Edgewood Motel on the same property. In 1973, Adrian and Adela sold the restaurant to their son, Robert, later selling the Motel in 1983 and moving to Pickerel Lake, where they lived until moving back to Howards Grove in 1995.
Adrian was always active, spending winters with Adela in Las Vegas, participating in various bowling, softball and hardball leagues. For many years, he was involved with the pee-wee baseball league in Howards Grove, and was a former member of the VFW Post 9924 of Howards Grove and the Howards Grove Athletic Association.
In addition to his loving wife of 62 years, Adrian is also survived by two sons, Tom (Penny) of Howards Grove and William (Shirley) of Battle Creek MI; grandchildren, Tom R. (Stephanie), Brett (Carrie) Anna Marie (Jason) Brasmstedt, Travis (Lynda), Tracy (Chris) Roth, Dan Everett, Rhonda (Tim) Blake, Chad Block and Stacey (Scott) Wergert; daughter-in-law, Linda (Steve) Drexler, as well as numerous great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Adrian was also preceded in death by a son, Robert; a sister, Myrtle Rowe; and two step-brothers, George and Robert.
A Funeral Service will be held for Adrian on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 4:00 P.M. at Zimmer's Westview Funeral and Cremation Care Center. Reverend Darrel Bergelin will officiate. Interment will be in Trinity Cemetery of Howards Grove. Friends may call on the family at the Funeral Home on Sunday from 12 Noon until the time of the service.
The Damrow family wishes to thank the staff of Pine Haven Christian Home, Sunny Ridge 2nd Floor and Hospice Advantage for the loving care and concern shown to Adrian as a resident.
A memorial fund has been established in the name of Adrian L. Damrow.
Please visit www.zimmerfuneralhome.com for online condolences.
The Sheboygan Press
January 30, 2010
He was born March 22, 1919 in the Town of Herman, a son of the late William and Selma (Krumruy) Damrow. He attended the Green Bay Road School and Howards Grove High School.
During WWII, he was a Sergeant with the 331st Division of Engineers with the U.S. Army, serving in the Pacific Theatre in the Aleutian Islands.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, Adrian married the former Adela Huesterberg on May 24, 1947 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Howards Grove.
Adrian had been employed at Garton Toy and later the Vollrath Company, where he retired as a supervisor in 1967. He bought the Edgewood Restaurant in Howards Grove in 1967, later building the Edgewood Motel on the same property. In 1973, Adrian and Adela sold the restaurant to their son, Robert, later selling the Motel in 1983 and moving to Pickerel Lake, where they lived until moving back to Howards Grove in 1995.
Adrian was always active, spending winters with Adela in Las Vegas, participating in various bowling, softball and hardball leagues. For many years, he was involved with the pee-wee baseball league in Howards Grove, and was a former member of the VFW Post 9924 of Howards Grove and the Howards Grove Athletic Association.
In addition to his loving wife of 62 years, Adrian is also survived by two sons, Tom (Penny) of Howards Grove and William (Shirley) of Battle Creek MI; grandchildren, Tom R. (Stephanie), Brett (Carrie) Anna Marie (Jason) Brasmstedt, Travis (Lynda), Tracy (Chris) Roth, Dan Everett, Rhonda (Tim) Blake, Chad Block and Stacey (Scott) Wergert; daughter-in-law, Linda (Steve) Drexler, as well as numerous great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Adrian was also preceded in death by a son, Robert; a sister, Myrtle Rowe; and two step-brothers, George and Robert.
A Funeral Service will be held for Adrian on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 4:00 P.M. at Zimmer's Westview Funeral and Cremation Care Center. Reverend Darrel Bergelin will officiate. Interment will be in Trinity Cemetery of Howards Grove. Friends may call on the family at the Funeral Home on Sunday from 12 Noon until the time of the service.
The Damrow family wishes to thank the staff of Pine Haven Christian Home, Sunny Ridge 2nd Floor and Hospice Advantage for the loving care and concern shown to Adrian as a resident.
A memorial fund has been established in the name of Adrian L. Damrow.
Please visit www.zimmerfuneralhome.com for online condolences.
The Sheboygan Press
January 30, 2010
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