Reimer S. ‘Buck' Adams
Feb. 8, 1920 - Jan. 23, 2001
Reimer S. "Buck" Adams, 80, Goldendale, Wash., formerly of Huntington, died Jan. 23, 2001, at home following an extended illness. In accordance with his wishes there will be no public funeral. Private graveside services of remembrance will be held at the interment of his ashes in the Huntington cemetery. Arrangements were conducted by Columbia Cremation and Burial of The Dalles.
He was born Feb. 8, 1920, in Payette, Idaho, to Albert Patrick and Olga (Reimer) Dresser. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Huntington, where he grew up. He graduated from Huntington High School in 1938 and went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad.
He married Helen M. Kerr, Oct. 4, 1941, in Payette and shortly thereafter was drafted into the Army at the outbreak of World War II. He served in the South Pacific for the duration of the war and was discharged in 1946, whereupon he returned to work for the railroad. He retired as a hostler in 1980 in Portland, and with his wife he returned to Huntington where they lived for 20 years before retiring to Goldendale.
Mr. Adams was a member of the International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3749 in Huntington. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting all his life in addition to golfing, playing bridge and poker, and vacationing in Nevada.
He is survived by his wife, Helen and by two sons and their wives, Jeff and Carol Adams of Goldendale and John Quincy and Mary Adams of Syracuse, Utah. Also surviving are two sisters, Patricia Rufner of Hermiston and Alma Moore of Mesquite, Nev. Memorial may be made to the Salvation Army, 623 East Third Street, The Dalles, OR 97058 or your local Salvation Army post.
Feb. 8, 1920 - Jan. 23, 2001
Reimer S. "Buck" Adams, 80, Goldendale, Wash., formerly of Huntington, died Jan. 23, 2001, at home following an extended illness. In accordance with his wishes there will be no public funeral. Private graveside services of remembrance will be held at the interment of his ashes in the Huntington cemetery. Arrangements were conducted by Columbia Cremation and Burial of The Dalles.
He was born Feb. 8, 1920, in Payette, Idaho, to Albert Patrick and Olga (Reimer) Dresser. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Huntington, where he grew up. He graduated from Huntington High School in 1938 and went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad.
He married Helen M. Kerr, Oct. 4, 1941, in Payette and shortly thereafter was drafted into the Army at the outbreak of World War II. He served in the South Pacific for the duration of the war and was discharged in 1946, whereupon he returned to work for the railroad. He retired as a hostler in 1980 in Portland, and with his wife he returned to Huntington where they lived for 20 years before retiring to Goldendale.
Mr. Adams was a member of the International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3749 in Huntington. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting all his life in addition to golfing, playing bridge and poker, and vacationing in Nevada.
He is survived by his wife, Helen and by two sons and their wives, Jeff and Carol Adams of Goldendale and John Quincy and Mary Adams of Syracuse, Utah. Also surviving are two sisters, Patricia Rufner of Hermiston and Alma Moore of Mesquite, Nev. Memorial may be made to the Salvation Army, 623 East Third Street, The Dalles, OR 97058 or your local Salvation Army post.
Reimer S. ‘Buck' Adams
Feb. 8, 1920 - Jan. 23, 2001
Reimer S. "Buck" Adams, 80, Goldendale, Wash., formerly of Huntington, died Jan. 23, 2001, at home following an extended illness. In accordance with his wishes there will be no public funeral. Private graveside services of remembrance will be held at the interment of his ashes in the Huntington cemetery. Arrangements were conducted by Columbia Cremation and Burial of The Dalles.
He was born Feb. 8, 1920, in Payette, Idaho, to Albert Patrick and Olga (Reimer) Dresser. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Huntington, where he grew up. He graduated from Huntington High School in 1938 and went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad.
He married Helen M. Kerr, Oct. 4, 1941, in Payette and shortly thereafter was drafted into the Army at the outbreak of World War II. He served in the South Pacific for the duration of the war and was discharged in 1946, whereupon he returned to work for the railroad. He retired as a hostler in 1980 in Portland, and with his wife he returned to Huntington where they lived for 20 years before retiring to Goldendale.
Mr. Adams was a member of the International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3749 in Huntington. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting all his life in addition to golfing, playing bridge and poker, and vacationing in Nevada.
He is survived by his wife, Helen and by two sons and their wives, Jeff and Carol Adams of Goldendale and John Quincy and Mary Adams of Syracuse, Utah. Also surviving are two sisters, Patricia Rufner of Hermiston and Alma Moore of Mesquite, Nev. Memorial may be made to the Salvation Army, 623 East Third Street, The Dalles, OR 97058 or your local Salvation Army post.
Feb. 8, 1920 - Jan. 23, 2001
Reimer S. "Buck" Adams, 80, Goldendale, Wash., formerly of Huntington, died Jan. 23, 2001, at home following an extended illness. In accordance with his wishes there will be no public funeral. Private graveside services of remembrance will be held at the interment of his ashes in the Huntington cemetery. Arrangements were conducted by Columbia Cremation and Burial of The Dalles.
He was born Feb. 8, 1920, in Payette, Idaho, to Albert Patrick and Olga (Reimer) Dresser. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Huntington, where he grew up. He graduated from Huntington High School in 1938 and went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad.
He married Helen M. Kerr, Oct. 4, 1941, in Payette and shortly thereafter was drafted into the Army at the outbreak of World War II. He served in the South Pacific for the duration of the war and was discharged in 1946, whereupon he returned to work for the railroad. He retired as a hostler in 1980 in Portland, and with his wife he returned to Huntington where they lived for 20 years before retiring to Goldendale.
Mr. Adams was a member of the International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3749 in Huntington. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting all his life in addition to golfing, playing bridge and poker, and vacationing in Nevada.
He is survived by his wife, Helen and by two sons and their wives, Jeff and Carol Adams of Goldendale and John Quincy and Mary Adams of Syracuse, Utah. Also surviving are two sisters, Patricia Rufner of Hermiston and Alma Moore of Mesquite, Nev. Memorial may be made to the Salvation Army, 623 East Third Street, The Dalles, OR 97058 or your local Salvation Army post.
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