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Kenneth Dale Adler
4 Oct 1945 – 7 Aug 2022
| Birth | 4 Oct 1945 |
| Death | 7 Aug 2022 |
| Cemetery | National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona Phoenix , Maricopa County , Arizona , USA |
| Added by | ♛WKK CROWN ESTATE♛ on 19 Aug 2022 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242779277 |
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Kenneth Dale Adler, 76, died due to complications from Pancreatic Cancer on August 07, 2022, at his residence in Phoenix, Arizona with family by his side. He was born October 04, 1945, in Hastings, Nebraska, son of Jacob Adler and Betty Janet (McCoy) Sell. He attended high school at Hastings High School in Nebraska and enlisted in the Army Reserves in 1965 and was drafted to the Vietnam War in 1968. After the war, he met and married Terri Jean (Vopalka) Bender on February 11, 1977, and raised her 3 kids, Brian, Lisa, and Troy as his own. Ken and Terri had their only daughter, Kimberly Robin in 1981. Over the years, Ken was involved in Tri City Street Rods with his Red, 1930 Model A car. Ken and Terri moved several times from Colorado to Arizona for varied reasons but settled in Arizona in about 1987 until 2001 when Kimberly married. He has owned several businesses over the years like a rental store, a Christmas tree lot, Car Corner car sales and retired after 13 years from Cox Communications in 2001. Ken and Terri then moved back to Colorado and owned The Smoke Shanti cigarette stores until his wife, Terri, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. At that time, Ken moved them for a final time back to Arizona where Terri passed away September 11, 2011. Ken cared for her personally at home until the day she passed away. Family meant everything to him. He made everyone feel loved and appreciated. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Terri; brother Jimmie Lee (Jim); sister Susan Faye Black, and brother Jackie Ray (Jack). Surviving is his daughter, Kimberly and her husband Jeremy of Arizona, daughter Lisa and her husband Wayne of North Carolina, son Brian and his wife Tara of Nebraska, son Troy of Colorado, and sister Cheryl and her husband Jack of Arizona; Twelve grandchildren; Amber, Robin, Jordon, Dillon, Shanda, Andrew, Tanner, Deaenara, Makayla, Mayson, Jacob, and Joseph and several great grandchildren. Service Information There will be a graveside service for him August 26, 2022, at the National Cemetery of Arizona 23029 N Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85024 at 10:30 am for those who would like to pay their respects. Contributions Please consider a donation to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers in Ken's honor.
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