(Brian) Kerry Adolph, 60, of Lawrence, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, in
St. Louis, MO. He was born April 2, 1962, in Colby to Harvey Richard
“Dick” and Juliet (Hess) Adolph.
Kerry graduated from Colby High School in 1980 and married his high school sweetheart, Kathryn “Kathi” Glad, on Oct. 18, 1980.
Kerry and Kathi were long-time Colby residents before moving to Lawrence
22 years ago. Kerry, along with his father, ran their family farm for
years. At the same time, Kerry was the jack-of-all-trades at Julie
Adolph Interiors doing anything and everything that needed done. Kerry
and Kathi lived in several homes in Colby, selling each after he had
fixed it up and was ready to move on to the next project.
When Adolph Interiors moved to Lawrence, Kerry moved with the business
and transitioned to leading the business’ day-to-day operations, which
included completing the build out from scratch. He enjoyed being part of
a harvest crew and stayed connected to farming after the move to
Lawrence. He continued to return to Colby each fall to help with harvest
at Frahm Farmland.
A devoted father and sports enthusiast, Kerry never missed his son’s
football and basketball games or his daughters’ many activities. He was
an avid University of Kansas fan.
Kerry was preceded in death by his daughter, Candace Leigh (Adolph) Gay, and his father, Harvey Richard "Dick" Adolph.
He is survived by his wife, Kathi, of the home; son, Kristopher Cole
“K.C.” (Christine) Adolph and grandchild, Logan Leigh, of Burke, VA;
daughter, Chandlar Adolph, of Lawrence; son-in-law, Brandon Gay, of
Norton; mother, Julie Adolph, of Colby; sister, Kristin (Greg)
Issinghoff, of Lawrence; sister, Jennifer (Ab) Smith, of Sharon Springs;
brother-in-law, Vincent (Tenley) Glad, of Colby; nieces and nephews,
Taylor, Corbin, Treasure, Tanner, and great-niece, Wylie.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Frahm
Farmland, 1453 County Road O, four miles west and four miles south of
Colby. The event is casual, and lunch will follow the service.
Memorials are suggested to the Candace Gay Memorial Scholarship through
the Norton County Community Foundation.
Memorials or flowers can be delivered in care of Baalmann Mortuary, P.O. Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. Online condolences can be posted at www.baalmannmortuary.com.