Obit: MacAdam, Julia (1921 - 2014)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: MacAdam, Lewis, Schaffer, Brooks, Rodday, Barrailler, Ehlers, Bruflat, Kubasta, Elendt, Jugenheimer

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 3/05/2014

MacAdam, Julia (23 September 1921 - 24 February 2014)

Julia MacAdam, 92, passed into God’s care, surrounded by the love of her family, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at Arborview Manor in Oshkosh. She was born Sept. 23, 1921, in Lincoln, NE, to John and Caroline (Lewis) Schaffer. She married her one true love, Albert (Jack) MacAdam, at the Church of the Little Flower in Hollywood, FL, April 4, 1943.

Julia was raised in Lincoln, NE until her family moved to the Oshkosh area in the early 1930’s to work the beet fields. She began working and training to become a nurse with the nuns at Mercy Hospital in the mid 1930’s, and there began her lifelong legacy, as an LPN, of caring for and sharing with others. Julia and Jack thoroughly enjoyed raising their six children and numerous foster children in their home on Hickory Lane on the beautiful shores of Lake Winnebago. She always had an “open door policy” for anyone in any kind of need. Julia gave of herself completely to family, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends.

In her retirement years, her greatest days of joy were spent walking the shores of the Padre Islands in Texas and then hiking the forests and fishing the streams and lakes of Colorado. She loved watching the wildlife (mostly herds of elk) and the antics of the hundreds of hummingbirds from the porch of her home in Cedaredge, CO. Julia moved back to Wisconsin after the death of her husband in the late 1990s. She enjoyed homes in Neillsville and Oshkosh since that time.

Julia is survived by her son, Clarence John (Jack) MacAdam of Augusta, GA; daughters, Julie (Jim) Brooks of Oshkosh, Darlene (Gerry Rodday) Barrailler of Oak Harbor, WA, Mary (LaVere Ehlers) Bruflat of Neillsville, and June (Fred Kubasta) MacAdam of Oshkosh. She is further survived by her brother, Harold Schaffer of Oshkosh; sister, Nellie Elendt of DePere; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; brothers, John and Leon; sister, Isabel; sons, Dick and Steve; grandchildren, Simon, Richard, Ben and Jill.

A “Celebration of Life” Mass was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 1, at Most Blessed Sacrament Church (St. Mary’s), 605 Merritt Ave Oshkosh, with visitation one hour prior to the mass. Father James Jugenheimer officiated. Julia had requested instead of flowers, donations may be made to any homeless shelters/homeless service organizations in your area, in Julia’s name.

Julia’s family would like to send out a special thank you for the loving care Julia received from the staff at Arborview Manor and Heartland Hospice. Julia loved her caregivers as if they were family. Their kind, gentle ways with her will always be appreciated. Also a special appreciation and thank you to Chris at hospice; Julia always looked forward to her frequent visits to provide personal care and read to her.

To leave an online condolence or share a memory, go to: www.omrofuneralhome.com.
           

 

 


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