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- July 11, 2006
Adrian, Dr. Ivan M. "Doc" Dr. Ivan M. Adrian, 94, Fond du Lac, died Sunday, July 9, 2006, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac. He was born May 26, 1912 in Stephensville, son of John and Anna (Van Dyke) Adrian. He was a graduate of Appleton High School and the Illinois College of Podiatry and Foot Surgery in 1933. Doc married Mary Van Dyck, August 1, 1936, at St. Therese Catholic Church, Appleton, and she preceded him in death June 2, 2005. Dr. Adrian was a practicing Podiatrist in Fond du Lac for 50 years prior to his retirement in 1983. He was a former member of the Fond du Lac Elks Lodge, the Knights of Columbus 4th degree, Fond du Lac, and past navigator, past president of the Noon Lions Club and charter member and past president of the Barber Shop Singing Chapter of Fond du Lac and also a member of the Lion Tamers Quartette. He was a past president of the Elks Chorus of Fond du Lac.
Dr. Adrian is survived by his children: Adrienne (Dr. Richard) Kessler, Wisconsin Rapids; Patricia (John) Hickey, Green Bay; Mary Lou (James) Pindel, Waterford; 10 grandchildren: Dr. Jeffrey (Joan) Kessler, Lisa (David) Barrientez, David (Olga) Kessler, Michael (Tonya) Kessler, Kathleen (Tracy) Needham, Colleen (Michael) O'Brien, Thomas Hickey, Brian Pindel, Jennifer Carlson and Christine (Scott) Bowden; a brother, Alan (Verna) Adrian, Appleton.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Alice Unmuth Gavin; a brother, Florian and a grandson, Timothy Kessler.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 2006, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, with Rev. Joseph Wolf officiating. Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Fond du Lac. Friends may call at the chapel from 12:30 p.m. Thursday until the time of the service. A memorial has been established for St. Francis Home Foundation Employee Appreciation Fund and Agnesian HealthCare Hospice Hope.
The family wishes to express a special thank you to the staffs at St. Clare Terrace, St. Francis Terrace and St. Francis Home for their loving care and compassion for Dr. and Mary Adrian the past 15 years.
KESSLER FUNERAL HOME
& CREMATION SERVICES
Neenah 920-722 6464
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