I have read a lot of obits in my life and have been saddened by the lives they have led. They have done many things, and so many of them have been honorable. The problem is that so many of them say nothing about eternity. Our life on earth is like a vapor, no matter how long or short.
One Sunday evening, November of 1963, I was sitting on the steps outside of my dad's church. He was preaching on the fact that there are many things in our lives that we can change but only the Lord Jesus Christ can change a heart. I got up off of those stairs and down the isle into the arms of my earthly father to accept the free gift of salvation from my Heavenly Father, a sinner saved by grace.
I met Jack Martin Adam on April 24, 1964, marrying on December 24, 1964. The marriage brought Warren Hartley Adam into our life and a couple of years later Jacquelyn Elayne Adam making our family complete. Of course as families grow, we have a wonderful daughter, Michelle and two wonderful grandchildren, Nathan Adam and Marley Adam. Jacquelyn brought our wonderful son Jody John Olney to our family giving us Cara (Joey) Wright with two precious great granddaughters, Eliora Jane and Iris Jayne, Alyssa (Andy) Baldwin and great grands, Grayson Martin and Brooklyn Eleanor, Kayla (Ryan) Ihrke and very handsome little men Ezekiel Dawson, Aston Rowan, and daughter Brekkyn Reign Ihrke, Hannah Olney and Adam Olney.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. CST Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services, 7000 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61102. Burial will be in Willwood Burial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Berean Bible Society, N112 W17761 Mequon Rd, Germantown, WI 53022. www.bereanbiblesociety.org
