Gottlieb Adolf-1994

Gottlieb Edward Adolf was born January 23, 1915 to Gottlieb and Barbara Adolf, north of Bethune, Colorado. Gottlieb greeted his Lord with open arms and a smile, the morning of January 3, 1994, at the age of 78 years, and 11 months after a long illness. On May 12, 1993, Gottlieb became a resident of Grace Manor Care Center where he resided until his death.

Gottlieb was baptized March 1, 1915 and confirmed March 29, 1951 in the Lutheran faith at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Bethune, Colorado. He grew up a young man attending Yale school for 8 years. Gottlieb grew up in the German Settlement area until 1934. His family moved to Oregon for three years, during this time he worked in a sawmill and for the Oregon Highway Department. Returning to Colorado with his family in 1937. he began farming north of Burlington.

On July 10, 1938 he married his beautiful wife Mabel Gramm. To this union two children were born. James and Elva.
Gottlieb farmed until 1972, moved to their new home north of Burlington and continued to custom combine and swath along with fishing. In 1981 he and Mabel moved to Burlington. During his retirement years, he and Mabel spent the winters in Phoenix, Arizona and summer at home in Colorado, until his failing health prevented the trips back and forth in 1989.  Gottlieb was a faithful member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and very faithful to his Lord and Savior until his death.