Charles L Adams

Charles Lee Adams, 79, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, May 27, 2010, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born June 12, 1930 at Iowa Falls, Iowa, the son of Horace and Virginia (Schuller) Adams. He married Joanne E. Finholt May 14, 1953 at Waverly, Iowa. Charles graduated from Waverly High School in 1948 and attended Wartburg College. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the United States Navy. Charles worked as  a carpet salesman for McCoskey Furniture and Carpet Land, retiring in 1994.

He is survived by his wife, Joanne, of Cedar Falls; two sons, Doug Adams of Des Moines and David (Shelly) Adams of Clear Lake; one daughter, Denise (Kurt) Braby, of Morning Sun; five grandchildren, Kale and Kassidi Braby, and Ozzie, Brock, and McGuire Adams;  and three sisters, Betty (Keith) Scully of Austin, TX, Pat (Larry) Neukirch of Moscow Mills, MO, and Barbara (LeRoy) Kohagen of Westminister, CO.

Charles was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, with inurnment at Fairview Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation will be one hour before services at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Adams Park, Adams Parkway, Waverly. Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com .