Joseph M. "Joe" Adams, 93, of Sun City, joined Rosetta, his wife of 44 years, at God's side on March 18, 2020, after a brief illness. Joe was an accomplished watercolor artist. He was a commercial artist by trade, designing newspaper advertisements by hand long before the digital era. He loved music and was active in the Ukulele Club. He was a long-time volunteer at Banner Boswell Hospital as well as an usher at his church for many years. He loved to fish, and made many trips to the various trout lakes in northern Arizona with his family. He was an avid gardener specializing in roses and tomatoes.
He was preceded in death by his wife Rosetta (nee Gilberto). He is survived by two daughters, Debra Canepa (Thomas), and Kathleen Burgess, as well as two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services to be held at St. Clement Church on Friday, March 25, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Interment to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Avondale, AZ.