Adelea Anne Ibsen

Adelea Anne Ibsen Adelea Anne Ibsen left us to be with God on September 20, 2010. Adelea had beautiful blue eyes and a broad, dimpled smile. In her thirty-two years, she lived an incredibly full life. Born to Jill and Tye R. Fussell in Dothan, Alabama, she called many places home. As a young girl, she walked barefoot to school in Hawaii, and as a young mother, she bundled up for the cold winters of Dresden, Germany. She eventually found her dearest home in the Mueller community in Austin, Texas. With her degree in anthropology, Adelea loved experiencing the richness of other people. The pages of her passport were filled with stamps from such places as Japan, France, England, Croatia, Tanzania, Costa Rica, Italy, Kenya, Romania, China, Spain, Egypt, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Turkey, and much of the Caribbean. Her friendships were therefore encompassing: they were writers, artists, opera singers, mothers, lawyers, business people, scientists, and engineers; they included Mexicans, Germans, Italians, Russians, Canadians, and Americans. Adelea was the soft place for many of these friends when they sought comfort. She was deeply compassionate and offered those around her remarkable insight and perspective. Adelea was totally unafraid of newness. She was also willing to explore dark places to promote healing within herself and others. She had hope and vision and passion in abundance. She was powerful, uncompromising, and remarkably resourceful. Results mattered to her. Changing the world mattered to her. She traveled to east Africa to build water wells in poor communities. She supported the United Way of Austin, and raised funds for St. George's Episcopal School. She started a small business in both Germany and America. Her passion, combined with her determination and creativity, allowed her to do things that others would not have had the courage to attempt. Together with her husband, Kent, Adelea was firmly rooted in her family and there found her greatest joy. Motherhood was a cornerstone of her character and of her life. She enveloped her daughters, Pia and Penelope, with an intuitive and profound love. She respected them as people, not merely as children, and longed to watch them become women. Her greatest regret was to leave her precious girls so soon. A viewing will be held at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar, Austin, Texas on Monday, September 27th from 6-8pm. Services will be held on Tuesday, September 28th at 9:30am at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, 4311 Small Drive, Austin, Texas. Interment will follow at Austin Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Pia and Penelope's school: St. George's Episcopal School, 4301 North IH-35, Austin, Texas 78722. Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home in Austin, Texas (512) 452-8811 are in charge of the arrangments. Sign the guest book at www.dothaneagle.com