James O. Adelsberger, age 87, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at St. Catherine’s Nursing Center in Emmitsburg, MD.
Born May 24, 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Dwen and Adele Adelsberger. James was happily married for 55 years to the late Lorretta C. (Sanders) Adelsberger.
James was a member of the Emmitsburg Memorial VFW, Post 6658, the American Legion Francis X. Elder Post 121, and a lifelong communicant of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Emmitsburg. His hobbies included stamp collecting, hunting, and fishing.
After 35 dedicated years of service to the United States Post Office in Emmitsburg, James retired with 40 total years of service to the United States Government, having served 5 years with the U.S. Army Air Corps. During his time in the Air Corps, James rose to the rank of Sergeant and faithfully defended Hickam Air Field at Pearl Harbor during the attack on December 7, 1941.
James is survived by three sons, Ken Adelsberger and his spouse Linda, Roy Adelsberger and his spouse Retsy, and Greg Adelsberger and his spouse Sue; fourteen grandchildren, and two great grandchildren; two sisters, Jane Adelsberger- Streets and Adele Adelsberger-Engel; one brother John Adelsberger, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his wife, James was predeceased by two sons, Edward Adelsberger and Robert Adelsberger, two grandsons, Bobby Adelsberger and Matt Sanders, three brothers, Joseph Adelsberger, Jr., Francis Adelsberger, and Eugene “Gus” Adelsberger, and three sisters, Martina Adelsberger-Mooney, Ann Adelsberger-Fleischman, and Alice Adelsberger-Dunn.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, on Friday, February 27, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 47 DePaul St., Emmitsburg, with Rev. Stephen P. Trzecieski, C.M. as celebrant. Interment will be in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Emmitsburg. Friends and family may call on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 210 W. Main St. Emmitsburg, MD., where a Christian Wake service will be held at 8:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to aid in breast cancer research to the Susan G. Komen for The Cure Foundation online at www.komen.org, or by mail to P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309 or by calling 1-877-465-6636.
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Born May 24, 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Dwen and Adele Adelsberger. James was happily married for 55 years to the late Lorretta C. (Sanders) Adelsberger.
James was a member of the Emmitsburg Memorial VFW, Post 6658, the American Legion Francis X. Elder Post 121, and a lifelong communicant of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Emmitsburg. His hobbies included stamp collecting, hunting, and fishing.
After 35 dedicated years of service to the United States Post Office in Emmitsburg, James retired with 40 total years of service to the United States Government, having served 5 years with the U.S. Army Air Corps. During his time in the Air Corps, James rose to the rank of Sergeant and faithfully defended Hickam Air Field at Pearl Harbor during the attack on December 7, 1941.
James is survived by three sons, Ken Adelsberger and his spouse Linda, Roy Adelsberger and his spouse Retsy, and Greg Adelsberger and his spouse Sue; fourteen grandchildren, and two great grandchildren; two sisters, Jane Adelsberger- Streets and Adele Adelsberger-Engel; one brother John Adelsberger, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his wife, James was predeceased by two sons, Edward Adelsberger and Robert Adelsberger, two grandsons, Bobby Adelsberger and Matt Sanders, three brothers, Joseph Adelsberger, Jr., Francis Adelsberger, and Eugene “Gus” Adelsberger, and three sisters, Martina Adelsberger-Mooney, Ann Adelsberger-Fleischman, and Alice Adelsberger-Dunn.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, on Friday, February 27, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 47 DePaul St., Emmitsburg, with Rev. Stephen P. Trzecieski, C.M. as celebrant. Interment will be in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Emmitsburg. Friends and family may call on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 210 W. Main St. Emmitsburg, MD., where a Christian Wake service will be held at 8:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to aid in breast cancer research to the Susan G. Komen for The Cure Foundation online at www.komen.org, or by mail to P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309 or by calling 1-877-465-6636.