Berniece Onita Adair, 89, of Tolono, Illinois, transitioned to her life in heaven on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the Bement Nursing and Rehab in Bement, Illinois.
Berniece was born on December 20, 1930 in Burnham City Hospital, Champaign, Illinois to Clara May (Good) and Robert Theodore Brown.
Berniece is survived by her sons, Richard Reed and Mark Stevenson Adair of Tolono, Illinois and Scott Craig Adair of Champaign, Illinois; daughter, Susan Leigh (Wayne) Bradley of Little Rock, Arkansas; grandchildren, Andrew Reed of Mattoon,
Illinois, Cody Lee (Brooke) of Charlotte, North Carolina, Dylan Craig (Holly) of Urbana, Illinois and Emily Marie Ryan Adair of Oglesby, Illinois; sister, Barbara Ann (Ronald dec.) Schaede of Champaign, Illinois; nephews and nieces, Stephen (Lynnette) Brown of Trenton, Illinois, Matthew (Genifer) Brown of Swansea, Illinois, Christopher Schaede of Champaign, Illinois, Rhonda (Bradley) Thomas of Golden Eagle, Illinois, Stephanie Brown (Stephan Evans) of Columbus Ohio, Melanie Brown (Thomas Molsen) of Round Lake, Illinois and Kimberly Brown of Texas; great nephews and nieces, Kate Brown (Tucker Graves) of Durham, North Carolina, Nathan Brown of Iowa, Jacob Brown of Trenton, Illinois, Edward and Elaine Molsen of Round Lake, Illinois, Clara Evans of Columbus, Ohio and Summer Brown-Dawson of Texas and great grand-daughter, Kennedy of Bloomington, Illinois.
Berniece was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Robert Edwin, Norman Gilbert and Ronald Earl, and a grand-daughter Kristen.
Following graduation from Champaign High School in 1949, Berniece completed coursework, receiving a certification from Commercial Business College in Champaign and then began employment at the Adair Dairy, where she was responsible for the financial and secretarial duties. Lou and his brother Ernest Adair began the Adair Dairy in 1948, continuing the business until 1968.In 1969, she accepted a position at the Champaign Post Office.
On September 24, 1952, Berniece and Richard Louis (Lou) Adair were married. They remained in Urbana and, as their family increased in size, enjoyed their marriage and small farm life of 46 years.
She especially enjoyed sewing, hand piecing, quilting, reading the daily newspaper, and working crossword puzzles until the very end of her life. Berniece was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandma, and friend, especially close to those in the Parkview Senior Apartments in Savoy, where she lived in recent years. She was active in the PTA and at her childrens’ school events. The big family gatherings were often held at their family farm.
Sadly, Lou passed away on August 12, 1995 and was buried in Eastlawn Cemetery in Urbana in the Adair family plot.
Renner-Wikoff was in charge, with cremation rights accorded and burial taking place. Berniece will be accorded the same burial services as Lou and all will be handled by Renner-Wikoff as well.
A private family burial at Eastlawn Cemetary will be planned for early spring. The
Berniece was born on December 20, 1930 in Burnham City Hospital, Champaign, Illinois to Clara May (Good) and Robert Theodore Brown.
Berniece is survived by her sons, Richard Reed and Mark Stevenson Adair of Tolono, Illinois and Scott Craig Adair of Champaign, Illinois; daughter, Susan Leigh (Wayne) Bradley of Little Rock, Arkansas; grandchildren, Andrew Reed of Mattoon,
Illinois, Cody Lee (Brooke) of Charlotte, North Carolina, Dylan Craig (Holly) of Urbana, Illinois and Emily Marie Ryan Adair of Oglesby, Illinois; sister, Barbara Ann (Ronald dec.) Schaede of Champaign, Illinois; nephews and nieces, Stephen (Lynnette) Brown of Trenton, Illinois, Matthew (Genifer) Brown of Swansea, Illinois, Christopher Schaede of Champaign, Illinois, Rhonda (Bradley) Thomas of Golden Eagle, Illinois, Stephanie Brown (Stephan Evans) of Columbus Ohio, Melanie Brown (Thomas Molsen) of Round Lake, Illinois and Kimberly Brown of Texas; great nephews and nieces, Kate Brown (Tucker Graves) of Durham, North Carolina, Nathan Brown of Iowa, Jacob Brown of Trenton, Illinois, Edward and Elaine Molsen of Round Lake, Illinois, Clara Evans of Columbus, Ohio and Summer Brown-Dawson of Texas and great grand-daughter, Kennedy of Bloomington, Illinois.
Berniece was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Robert Edwin, Norman Gilbert and Ronald Earl, and a grand-daughter Kristen.
Following graduation from Champaign High School in 1949, Berniece completed coursework, receiving a certification from Commercial Business College in Champaign and then began employment at the Adair Dairy, where she was responsible for the financial and secretarial duties. Lou and his brother Ernest Adair began the Adair Dairy in 1948, continuing the business until 1968.In 1969, she accepted a position at the Champaign Post Office.
On September 24, 1952, Berniece and Richard Louis (Lou) Adair were married. They remained in Urbana and, as their family increased in size, enjoyed their marriage and small farm life of 46 years.
She especially enjoyed sewing, hand piecing, quilting, reading the daily newspaper, and working crossword puzzles until the very end of her life. Berniece was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandma, and friend, especially close to those in the Parkview Senior Apartments in Savoy, where she lived in recent years. She was active in the PTA and at her childrens’ school events. The big family gatherings were often held at their family farm.
Sadly, Lou passed away on August 12, 1995 and was buried in Eastlawn Cemetery in Urbana in the Adair family plot.
Renner-Wikoff was in charge, with cremation rights accorded and burial taking place. Berniece will be accorded the same burial services as Lou and all will be handled by Renner-Wikoff as well.
A private family burial at Eastlawn Cemetary will be planned for early spring. The
Berniece Onita Adair, 89, of Tolono, Illinois, transitioned to her life in heaven on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the Bement Nursing and Rehab in Bement, Illinois.
Berniece was born on December 20, 1930 in Burnham City Hospital, Champaign, Illinois to Clara May (Good) and Robert Theodore Brown.
Berniece is survived by her sons, Richard Reed and Mark Stevenson Adair of Tolono, Illinois and Scott Craig Adair of Champaign, Illinois; daughter, Susan Leigh (Wayne) Bradley of Little Rock, Arkansas; grandchildren, Andrew Reed of Mattoon,
Illinois, Cody Lee (Brooke) of Charlotte, North Carolina, Dylan Craig (Holly) of Urbana, Illinois and Emily Marie Ryan Adair of Oglesby, Illinois; sister, Barbara Ann (Ronald dec.) Schaede of Champaign, Illinois; nephews and nieces, Stephen (Lynnette) Brown of Trenton, Illinois, Matthew (Genifer) Brown of Swansea, Illinois, Christopher Schaede of Champaign, Illinois, Rhonda (Bradley) Thomas of Golden Eagle, Illinois, Stephanie Brown (Stephan Evans) of Columbus Ohio, Melanie Brown (Thomas Molsen) of Round Lake, Illinois and Kimberly Brown of Texas; great nephews and nieces, Kate Brown (Tucker Graves) of Durham, North Carolina, Nathan Brown of Iowa, Jacob Brown of Trenton, Illinois, Edward and Elaine Molsen of Round Lake, Illinois, Clara Evans of Columbus, Ohio and Summer Brown-Dawson of Texas and great grand-daughter, Kennedy of Bloomington, Illinois.
Berniece was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Robert Edwin, Norman Gilbert and Ronald Earl, and a grand-daughter Kristen.
Following graduation from Champaign High School in 1949, Berniece completed coursework, receiving a certification from Commercial Business College in Champaign and then began employment at the Adair Dairy, where she was responsible for the financial and secretarial duties. Lou and his brother Ernest Adair began the Adair Dairy in 1948, continuing the business until 1968.In 1969, she accepted a position at the Champaign Post Office.
On September 24, 1952, Berniece and Richard Louis (Lou) Adair were married. They remained in Urbana and, as their family increased in size, enjoyed their marriage and small farm life of 46 years.
She especially enjoyed sewing, hand piecing, quilting, reading the daily newspaper, and working crossword puzzles until the very end of her life. Berniece was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandma, and friend, especially close to those in the Parkview Senior Apartments in Savoy, where she lived in recent years. She was active in the PTA and at her childrens’ school events. The big family gatherings were often held at their family farm.
Sadly, Lou passed away on August 12, 1995 and was buried in Eastlawn Cemetery in Urbana in the Adair family plot.
Renner-Wikoff was in charge, with cremation rights accorded and burial taking place. Berniece will be accorded the same burial services as Lou and all will be handled by Renner-Wikoff as well.
A private family burial at Eastlawn Cemetary will be planned for early spring. The
Berniece was born on December 20, 1930 in Burnham City Hospital, Champaign, Illinois to Clara May (Good) and Robert Theodore Brown.
Berniece is survived by her sons, Richard Reed and Mark Stevenson Adair of Tolono, Illinois and Scott Craig Adair of Champaign, Illinois; daughter, Susan Leigh (Wayne) Bradley of Little Rock, Arkansas; grandchildren, Andrew Reed of Mattoon,
Illinois, Cody Lee (Brooke) of Charlotte, North Carolina, Dylan Craig (Holly) of Urbana, Illinois and Emily Marie Ryan Adair of Oglesby, Illinois; sister, Barbara Ann (Ronald dec.) Schaede of Champaign, Illinois; nephews and nieces, Stephen (Lynnette) Brown of Trenton, Illinois, Matthew (Genifer) Brown of Swansea, Illinois, Christopher Schaede of Champaign, Illinois, Rhonda (Bradley) Thomas of Golden Eagle, Illinois, Stephanie Brown (Stephan Evans) of Columbus Ohio, Melanie Brown (Thomas Molsen) of Round Lake, Illinois and Kimberly Brown of Texas; great nephews and nieces, Kate Brown (Tucker Graves) of Durham, North Carolina, Nathan Brown of Iowa, Jacob Brown of Trenton, Illinois, Edward and Elaine Molsen of Round Lake, Illinois, Clara Evans of Columbus, Ohio and Summer Brown-Dawson of Texas and great grand-daughter, Kennedy of Bloomington, Illinois.
Berniece was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Robert Edwin, Norman Gilbert and Ronald Earl, and a grand-daughter Kristen.
Following graduation from Champaign High School in 1949, Berniece completed coursework, receiving a certification from Commercial Business College in Champaign and then began employment at the Adair Dairy, where she was responsible for the financial and secretarial duties. Lou and his brother Ernest Adair began the Adair Dairy in 1948, continuing the business until 1968.In 1969, she accepted a position at the Champaign Post Office.
On September 24, 1952, Berniece and Richard Louis (Lou) Adair were married. They remained in Urbana and, as their family increased in size, enjoyed their marriage and small farm life of 46 years.
She especially enjoyed sewing, hand piecing, quilting, reading the daily newspaper, and working crossword puzzles until the very end of her life. Berniece was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandma, and friend, especially close to those in the Parkview Senior Apartments in Savoy, where she lived in recent years. She was active in the PTA and at her childrens’ school events. The big family gatherings were often held at their family farm.
Sadly, Lou passed away on August 12, 1995 and was buried in Eastlawn Cemetery in Urbana in the Adair family plot.
Renner-Wikoff was in charge, with cremation rights accorded and burial taking place. Berniece will be accorded the same burial services as Lou and all will be handled by Renner-Wikoff as well.
A private family burial at Eastlawn Cemetary will be planned for early spring. The
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