Stephen Adams

Stephen L. “Boobie” Adams age 74 of New Hampton died Tuesday morning, December 7, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 10, 2010, at Holy Family Parish-St. Joseph Center, New Hampton with Rev. Mark Osterhaus celebrating the Mass. The pall will be placed on the casket by his children. Presenting the offertory gifts are Brianna White, Brittney White and Chloe Matthews. Marilyn Elenz and Thelma Adams will be Eucharistic Ministers and lectors will be Deb Bonfig and Clint Matthews. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery with military honors conducted by the New Hampton American Legion Post #38 and the V.F.W. Post #5238. Serving as pallbearers are Toni Schott, Steve Mahlstedt, Chad Peyton, Samantha Peyton, RaeAnn Shoars, Addam Drewelow, Nicole Drewelow, Clint Matthews and Callie Matthews. Honorary pallbearers are Gary Snyder, Vern Laures, Leon Hugeback, Bill Straw, Leo Elenz, Rick Kramer, Bob Weigel, Tom Collins, Rod Collins and Joe Sheehy. Friends may greet the family 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, New Hampton, where there will be a 6:30 p.m. Scripture Service. Visitation continues an hour prior to the Mass at the church on Friday. Stephen Louis “Boobie” Adams was born December 25, 1935, in New Hampton the son of Stephen and Agnes (Roths) Adams. He received his education at the Immaculate Conception School in North Washington. On May 1, 1953, he was inducted into the United States Air Force where he served for four years mostly at Maxwell Air Force base in Montgomery, AL. He was honorably discharged on April 30, 1957. On August 5, 1958, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Hampton, he married Edna Mae Babcock. To this union five children were born. The couple lived in North Washington where they owned the Adams Grocery and later leased the North Washington Tap. Boobie also worked for several years at Bob's Farm Supply in North Washington. The couple later moved to New Hampton where Boobie was a security guard at Sara Lee from 1972 until retiring in 1998. In his free time he enjoyed playing cards, scratch tickets, barn dances, watching ‘Days Of Our Lives’, going to Chaff’s and spending time with his children and grandchildren. Survivors include four daughters, Roxanne (Bruce) Gabranski of Webster, WI, Mary “Toots” Adams and Pete Nehls of New Hampton, Sue (Andy) Matthews of Nashua, Michelle (Digger) White of Alta Vista; one son, Bob Adams of Fredericksburg; twelve grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren; one brother, Pete (Thelma) Adams of Ionia; five sisters, Rosie Kramer, Duffy Collins both of New Hampton, Kathy Whiteman of Elk Run Heights, IA, Phyllis (Bob) Krause of New Hampton and Mary (Bill) Buchholz of Alta Vista. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Edna on July 12, 2004, a son-in-law, Dean Peters, a grandson, Ryan, a great-granddaughter, Remie Peyton; one sister, Rita Rausch; five brothers-in-law, Ralph Whiteman, Walter Collins, James Kramer, Vince Rausch and Tom Babcock.