Dale Adolf --  1990
Yakima Herald Republic, Yakima, WA     21 Dec 1990

RICHLAND-- Dale Eugene Adolf, 65, of Prosser, died Wednesday, December 19, 1990 at Richland at Kadlec Hospital. He was born, one of six children on August 6, 1925 to Chris and May Adolf in Bethune, CO.  the family moved to Wapato in 1936 where Dale grew up and attended school graduating from Wapato High School in 1943.  Following high school, Mr. Adolf served in the U.S. Navy durning W.W. II in the South Pacific.

After returning from the war Dale married Betty Ramsey in January of 1948.  The couple farmed in the Toppenish area for 10 years prior to moving to Prosser in 1958 when Mr. Adolf accepted a position with International Harvester.  In 1961, he accepted a position in the field department for Prosser Packers where he continued working until retiring as field manger in 1986.  In addition to his field work, Mr. Adolf, was a partner in A & E Farms and A, E & S Potato Storage. We was a longtime member of the Messiah Lutheran Church in Prosser.  He loved to golf, fish, play bridge and to read to this grandchildren.

He is survived by this wife, Betty Adolf of Prosser; three daughters, Daren Dorsey of Laurencevill, MJ, Diana Veley of Yakima, and Laura Evans of Prosser; and two sons, Ron Adolf of Kent, WA and Chris Adolf of Hermiston, OR; on brother Phillip Adolph of Othello; and four sisters, Mildred Lundberg of Wapato, Helen Colby of Quincy; Lois Houle of Toppenish and Betty Brownawell of Vancouver, WA; and twelve grandchildren.

An interment service for Mr. Adolf will take place on Saturday, December 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the Prosser Cemetery followed by a Memorial Service at 11 a.m. at the Messiah Lutheran Church.  Friends may call at the Meyer Funeral Home on Friday, December 21, from 2-8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Messiah Lutheran Church or the Prosser Scholarship Fund and may be left at the funeral home.  The arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Meyer Funeral Home, Prosser, WA.