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1934
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2018
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Marie Adams Obituary
1934 - 2018
Marie N. Adams died peacefully in her sleep when her Heavenly Father called her home. She is now with her husband, sister, and mother and father in heaven.
A vigil service will be Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Ann's Cathedral. A funeral liturgy will be Friday, August 17, 2018 at 12:00 noon also at St. Ann's. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Marie was born October 19, 1934 to Santi and Emelia (Fernandez) Garmendia. When she started elementary school she was sent home because she only spoke in Basque and had to learn English. She graduated from Shoshone High School in Shoshone, Idaho in 1952. She then went to nursing school in Boise and graduated in 1954. She joined the Navy as a nurse. She worked at the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City where she met her future husband, Elton. The family then moved to Tucson, back to Salt Lake City, and then Missoula for six years before settling in Great Falls.
Her greatest joy was being a mom and grandma. She played golf, volunteered at the St. Ann's Soup Kitchen, was a member of the PEO, and loved to cook. She was a lifelong member of St. Ann's Parish.
Marie is survived her sons Kevin Joe Adams of Boise and Ryan Scott Adams of Dallas; grandchildren Asa and Bailey Adams of Boise; great-grandchild Kalani Adams of Boise; nephew Chris (Lorraine) Simonson and their children Jessie and Tyler.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elton, parents and sister Carmen Simonson.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Marie's name to the Basque Museum in Boise, Idaho.
Condolences for the family may be posted online at www.SchniderFuneralHome.com.
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4 Entries
August 17, 2018
My heartfelt sympathys go out to the family and friends during this difficult time. I hope the words in 1 Thessalonians 4 : 14 can bring you some comfort. Knowing that there is a future for the ones we have lost in death can be so reassuring.
Beverly Swift
August 17, 2018
Marie & Elton were instrumental in bringing us to Great Falls, where Doug practiced Medicine for 25 years. Marie was a wonderful & kind friend. We shared with her, in many of Elton's outdoor adventures. I remember her hosting many "corn harvesting" parties. Our condolences to Kevin & Ryan. May God grant you peace in this time of great sorrow. Bev & Doug Swift
August 14, 2018
Our condolences to the family. May God fulfill his promise of binding up the brokenhearted. Isa 61:1.
August 10, 2018
Dear Kevin and Ryan ~ strength isn't always physical, and I know how strong your sweet mother really was, though our maker had his own plans to reunite her with himself and your father sooner than we all wished. I am comforted in knowing that the very undeserving heart ache 's' she endured here on earth are truly mended now beside her father and yours. Thank God for the depth of her faith and the spiritual life she truly walked, by example, Marie's unwavering commitment to our Lord left footprints for us to follow.... We all will miss her gentle soul, my deepest heartfelt love and prayers to you both at this time
Jacquie Boland❤
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