Hazel Ann Adams, 93, of Bridgeport, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at Morrill County Community Hospital in Bridgeport. Her funeral service was Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the First Presbyterian Church in Bridgeport, with Pastor Jonathan Berosek officiating. Interment followed at Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery at Bridgeport. It is respectfully requested that in lieu of any flowers, memorials in Hazel’s honor be made in care of her family to be designated at a later time. Friends who wish may leave online condolences on Hazel’s memorial page at www.bridgmanfuneralhome. com.
Hazel Ann (McKinnis) Adams was born September 13, 1929, in Tekamah, NE, to Clarence and Ruth (Marr) McKinnis. As a young girl she traveled out of state to work with her family pulling potatoes in North Dakota and babysitting on military bases in Texas.
After high school she married Bernard Adams in Rising City, NE. Bernard was employed by Lyman Richey Sand & Gravel out of Omaha.They worked their way across Nebraska, building roads and staying in trailer parks until they settled in Bridgeport in the summer of 1953. Along with raising 4 children, Hazel worked many jobs, including one with Midwec Corporation in Oshkosh, NE, followed by many years at Buns Drugs and Berg’s Gambles in Bridgeport.
