Earl Clarence Adams
Born on June 26, 1924 in Livingston, WisconsinPassed on January 14, 2025 in Melbourne, Florida
Earl Clarence Adams, 100, of Palm Bay, Florida, passed away on January 14, 2025 in Melbourne, Florida after a brief illness.
Earl was born on June 26, 1924 in Livingston, Wisconsin to Orville and Christina (Hess) Adams. After graduating from high school, he worked for a military rocket propellant company before enlisting in the Navy during WWII.
After discharge from the Navy at the end of WWII, he used the G.I. Bill to attend watchmaking school in Chicago, Illinois. After graduation, he went on to serve as a watchmaker for Condon Jewelers in Madison, Wisconsin until retiring to Palm Bay, Florida in 1993.
After retiring he enjoyed golfing, watching the Green Bay Packers, his pets, family, and caring for his widowed mother.
Earl was predeceased by his father Orville Adams; mother Christina (Hess) Adams; brother Russell (Bud) Adams, brother Lenny Adams and partner Jane Adelmann.
He is survived by his aunt Dorothy Dummer; niece Sharon (Douglas) Beard; nephews Randy (Sandy) Adams and Steven (Catherine) Adams and sister-in-law Mary Adams.
Burial will be in the Nelson Cemetery in Nelson, Wisconsin.