Arline M. Adams

NORFOLK -- Memorial service for Arline M. Adams, 76, of Norfolk, will be held at a later date. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date at the Overton Cemetery in Overton, NE. Arline passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at her residence in Norfolk with her family by her side. The family requests that memorials be made to the Orphan Grain Train, 606 Phillip Ave., Norfolk, NE 68701. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Arline was born on May 13, 1946 in Spencer, West Virginia to Warren V. and Evelyn M. (Ford) McCumbers. She graduated from Loomis High School in Loomis, NE in 1964. She then attended and graduated from Grand Island Beauty School in 1965, later graduating from Kearney State College in 1986 with her Bachelor’s degree in Education. Arline married Kenneth Adams on September 14, 1968 at the Methodist Church in Atlanta, NE. To this union two daughters were born, Amy and April. After marriage, Arline and Kenneth lived throughout central Nebraska. They lived in Overton where she operated her own Beauty Parlor for 10 years. After receiving her Education Degree from Kearney State College, she worked at the Liberty Heights Christian School in Gothenburg until she retired in 2005. She enjoyed quilting, painting, camping when the kids were young, and spending time with her family and grandchildren. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Norfolk, American Legion Auxiliary, and the Camping Club (group that gets together to play cards etc.) Survivors include her spouse Kenneth Adams of Norfolk, daughters Amy Werner (fiancé Tim Melvin) of North Platte, April (John) Laskowski of Norfolk, 3 grandchildren Tyler (Jera) Werner, Malachi Laskowski, Rory Laskowski, and great-grandson Owen Smith, sisters-in-law Phyllis Hollibaugh of Lexington, Lois Kehl of Lexington, Jeannie (Tim) Kirkbride of Palmer Lake, CO. She was preceded in death by her parents Warren and Evelyn, grandmother Marie Poehlman, sister Ann McDonald, brother Allen McCumbers, granddaughter Ivy Rose Laskowski. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Arline M. Adams

May 13, 1946 - September 10, 2022