Obit: Adams, Darius (1917 - 2009) 

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Surnames: Adams, Breseman, Naduvathaniyil, Handke, Burns, Dahlke, Quicker, Barth, Hopp 
 

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Wednesday, 5 Aug. 2009 
 

Adams, Darius (10 Nov. 1917 - 4 Aug. 2009) 
 

Darius "Dan" Adams, 91, of town of Lynn, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at the Bethel Nursing Center in Arpin. 
 

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 7, 2009, at the Hansen-Schilling Funeral Home, Marshfield. Father Jerome Naduvathaniyil will officiate. Burial with military honors conducted by VFW Post No. 1866 will be in the town of Lynn Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Kevin Adams, Jason Handke, Dan Burns, Bill Dahlke, Butch Quicker and Bob Barth. 
 

A time of visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. 
 

Mr. Adams was born November 10, 1917, in West Allis, a son of Daniel and Martha (Hopp) Adams. He graduated from West Allis High School. Darius served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as part of the 5th Medical Battalion. He served in Iwo Jima, Japan and Hawaii. Following his military service, Darius returned and attended St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing in Rochester, Minn., where he received his nursing degree. 
 

On June 22, 1946, in West Allis, Darius was united in holy marriage to the former Hazel Breseman. She preceded Darius in death. 
 

Mr. Adams became the first male nurse anesthetist at the Mayo Clinic and later accepted a position with Saint Joseph's Hospital and was the first nurse anesthetist there as well. He was associated with Saint Joseph's Hospital for 28 years. 
 

Dan and his wife Hazel owned and operated the town of Lynn Store for many years. 
 

Some of Dan's hobbies included hunting, fishing and winding fishing poles and fly rods; he also enjoyed the company of his cat "Baby." 
 

He was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Loyal, and a member of the Granton Rotary Club. 
 

He is lovingly survived by brothers, John (Vivian) Adams, Bainbridge Island, Wash., Benjamin (Betty) Adams, St. Paul, Minn., and David (Marlene) Adams, Montello, as well as many nieces and nephews. 
 

One brother Theodore and sisters, Marcella and Genevieve, preceded him in death. 
 

Those wishing to make an expression of sympathy in Mr. Adams' memory are encouraged to do so to: Marshfield Medical Foundation.