- Born on: September 16, 1942
- Departed on: July 26, 2026
- Resided in: Cedar Rapids, IA
Mardell Elaine Adams
Mardell Elaine Adams, 83, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away quietly on July 26, 2026.
Mardell was born in Humboldt County, Iowa, on September 16, 1942 to the late Lawrence Hauck and the late Grayce (Zeman) Hauck. She married Alan K. Adams on August 31, 1963, who survives her passing. She graduated from Humboldt High School and was a National Honor Society recipient and was a member of Iowa High School Music Association. She was also a candidate for Homecoming Queen. She attended the University of Northern Iowa for several years.
Mardell was always fond of numbers. After leaving college, she worked at the 1st National Bank in Humboldt, Iowa, as a receptionist until she married and begain a family. The family moved to Red Wing and then Owatanna in Minnesota, where she also kept the books to suppport Alan's pizza delivery route for Schwann's. Mardell was also a 4H leader. They moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1977 and started the Knot Finished Shoppe, an unifinished furniture store that also custom built and finished furniture, where Mardell ran the books and helped with sales and finishing furniture. After the store closed in 1997, she continued working in accounting support roles at McCloud and Honkamp Krueger In Cedar Rapids before retiring.
She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, with frequent visits to northwest Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, and Florida. She particularly enjoyed visting her kids and grandchildren in Las Vegas and in northern Virginia. She also enjoyed her trips to southern Spain with Greg and his wife Dia and Cozemel, Mexico, with Alan. She loved owls, music, gardening, birdwatching, and shopping for unique souvenirs from the places they visited, esepcially spoons. Mardell enjoyed baking and cooking and her chocolate chip cookies were always popular. She was always there when you needed her.
Mardell had a great laugh, loved life, and looked to the next day with hope. She will be fondly remembered and cherished by her husband of 63 years, Alan; daughter Virginia (Ginny) Adams; son Gregory Adams; and two grandchildren, Aidan Adams and Ariana Adams. Mardell was preceded in death by her infant brother, William Hauck, sisters Lavelle Eaton and Marjorie Mawdsley, and brothers Wallace Hauck and Gordon Hauck.
A celebration of life event will be held at a future date yet to be determined. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested to Lovely Lane Methodist Chruch to support the choir that she and Alan were members of for many years.
Lovely Lane Methodist Church Choir Fund
2424 42nd St. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Mardell was born in Humboldt County, Iowa, on September 16, 1942 to the late Lawrence Hauck and the late Grayce (Zeman) Hauck. She married Alan K. Adams on August 31, 1963, who survives her passing. She graduated from Humboldt High School and was a National Honor Society recipient and was a member of Iowa High School Music Association. She was also a candidate for Homecoming Queen. She attended the University of Northern Iowa for several years.
Mardell was always fond of numbers. After leaving college, she worked at the 1st National Bank in Humboldt, Iowa, as a receptionist until she married and begain a family. The family moved to Red Wing and then Owatanna in Minnesota, where she also kept the books to suppport Alan's pizza delivery route for Schwann's. Mardell was also a 4H leader. They moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1977 and started the Knot Finished Shoppe, an unifinished furniture store that also custom built and finished furniture, where Mardell ran the books and helped with sales and finishing furniture. After the store closed in 1997, she continued working in accounting support roles at McCloud and Honkamp Krueger In Cedar Rapids before retiring.
She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, with frequent visits to northwest Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, and Florida. She particularly enjoyed visting her kids and grandchildren in Las Vegas and in northern Virginia. She also enjoyed her trips to southern Spain with Greg and his wife Dia and Cozemel, Mexico, with Alan. She loved owls, music, gardening, birdwatching, and shopping for unique souvenirs from the places they visited, esepcially spoons. Mardell enjoyed baking and cooking and her chocolate chip cookies were always popular. She was always there when you needed her.
Mardell had a great laugh, loved life, and looked to the next day with hope. She will be fondly remembered and cherished by her husband of 63 years, Alan; daughter Virginia (Ginny) Adams; son Gregory Adams; and two grandchildren, Aidan Adams and Ariana Adams. Mardell was preceded in death by her infant brother, William Hauck, sisters Lavelle Eaton and Marjorie Mawdsley, and brothers Wallace Hauck and Gordon Hauck.
A celebration of life event will be held at a future date yet to be determined. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested to Lovely Lane Methodist Chruch to support the choir that she and Alan were members of for many years.
Lovely Lane Methodist Church Choir Fund
2424 42nd St. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
