Adeline Czarny Adams

Adeline Czarny Adams

July 5, 1925 - May 17, 2015

Adeline Czarny Adams, longtime resident of Englewood, CO, died May 17, 2015 at Julia Temple Healthcare Center in Englewood, CO, at the age of 89. She was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota on July 5, 1925 to Arthur Leonard Miller and Margaret Munger Miller. She attended Moorhead State Teachers College where in her freshman year she was recognized as one of the highest ranking freshmen. She married Alex Czarny on March 12, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. He had been a B-17 ball turret gunner in World War II. During the war Adeline worked for the Treasury Department in Chicago, and later worked for a radio station in Fergus Falls where she produced five programs daily.

Adeline and Alex moved to Denver in January 1949 and bought a house in Englewood on Elati Street. They began building a new house in 1956 in Englewood. When time allowed they enjoyed camping in the mountains and square dancing. In later years, they enjoyed traveling to many places, especially to Hawaii and Mexico.

In 1965, Adeline began a 25-year career as a bookmobile libriarian on the "Roadrunner" for the Englewood, Colorado Public Library, where her passion was inspiring children to read. By the time she retired, the "Roadrunner" accounted for roughly a third of the entire library's 300,000 circulation. She was also a volunteer story teller for the Englewood Public Schools until 2006. She was known for her hand-made puppets and puppet shows.

She was a faithful member of Englewood Presbyterian Church.

Adeline was predeceased by Alex, her husband of 40 years; her second husband Dearl Adams; daughter Susan Kay Czarny; stepson Darryl Wallace Adams. She is survived by her son Alan (Linda), granddaughter Alia (Greg) Mancari and great-granddaughters Evie and Violette. Also surviving are her sister Mary Holo, brother Robert Miller, stepson Darwal Adams and his family, as well as a host of nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Friends of the Englewood Public Library and mailed to Englewood Public Library, Attn: Dorothy Hargrove, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO, 80110, or to Englewood Presbyterian Church, 3500 S. Logan, Englewood, 80110.

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