Fr. Ed Adams

Rev. Edmond F. Adams, 98, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, October 22, 2018 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 29, 2018 at Sacred Heart Church with Most Reverend R. Walker Nickless Bishop of Sioux City Diocese officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home, with a Rosary at 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Edmond Francis Adams was born November 8, 1919 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Raymond and Katherine (Brenner) Adams. He attended Sacred Heart School. After graduation, he attended college and seminary at Trinity College, Sioux City. Ed then enlisted in the United States Navy and served during WWII. After his honorable discharge he returned to college and attended Loras College, Dubuque then St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri. Lastly, Ed attended St. Mary Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland to finish his seminary study. On June 7, 1952, Edmond F. Adams was ordained in the Cathedral of the Epiphany, Sioux City. Reverend Father Edmond first served as the Assistant Pastor at Immaculate Conception, Sioux City. In 1954, he became an Assistant Pastor at St. John the Baptist Parish, Bancroft. In 1958, Fr. Ed served as the Assistant Pastor at SS. Peter and Paul Parish, Carroll. He was the Pastor of St. John Parish and served Saint Patrick's on the Lizard from 1960-1963. He served on duty outside of the Diocese from 1963 to 1972 as a missionary priest in South America for the Society of St. James the Apostle. He was Vicar Adjutor and Pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Wall Lake. In 1974, Fr. Ed was the Pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Larchwood and his final assignment was Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Hawarden. In 1994, Fr. Ed retired and made Sacred Heart in Fort Dodge his home. He preceded in death by his parents and five siblings. Visitation Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home 307 South 12th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 Funeral Mass Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 11:00 am Sacred Heart Church 211 S 13th St Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501