Joseph Michael Adam, 40, of 804 W. Straub Road died Saturday afternoon, June 15, 1996, in the Cleveland Clinic due to complications from a heart transplant operation in 1992. He was born Nov. 15, 1955 in Shelby. He was a 1974 graduate of Shelby Senior High School and a 1978 graduate of the University of Toledo with a bachelor’s degree in education. He worked for the Boy Scouts of America, Newhope Industries and most recently, Sprint-United Telephone Co. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Shelby. He is survived by his parents, Russell and Jerry Smith Adam, Shelby; two brothers, John Adam of Pamplona, Spain, and Jeff Adam of Mansfield; a sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Dan McDowell of Mansfield; two sisters-in-law, Denise Brown and Benay Adam, both of Shelby; a niece; and nephews. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Frank and Carrie Adam; his maternal grandparents, John and Ruth Smith; and a brother, James Adam in 1993. Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Turner Funeral Home, Shelby, where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Jeff Matthews. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery . Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the First United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.
Joseph Michael Adam, 40, of 804 W. Straub Road died Saturday afternoon, June 15, 1996, in the Cleveland Clinic due to complications from a heart transplant operation in 1992. He was born Nov. 15, 1955 in Shelby. He was a 1974 graduate of Shelby Senior High School and a 1978 graduate of the University of Toledo with a bachelor’s degree in education. He worked for the Boy Scouts of America, Newhope Industries and most recently, Sprint-United Telephone Co. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Shelby. He is survived by his parents, Russell and Jerry Smith Adam, Shelby; two brothers, John Adam of Pamplona, Spain, and Jeff Adam of Mansfield; a sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Dan McDowell of Mansfield; two sisters-in-law, Denise Brown and Benay Adam, both of Shelby; a niece; and nephews. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Frank and Carrie Adam; his maternal grandparents, John and Ruth Smith; and a brother, James Adam in 1993. Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Turner Funeral Home, Shelby, where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Jeff Matthews. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery . Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the First United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.
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