Adella Baird

Adella R. Baird, age 89 of New Ulm, formerly of the St. Cloud area and Ward Springs, passed away with her daughters by her side on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Woodstone Memory Care in New Ulm, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, October 29 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Vince Lieser officiating. A family interment will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery in Ward Springs following the lunch.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose.

Adella Regina Albers was born October 26, 1925 in Ward Springs, Minnesota to Edward and Mary (Bense) Albers. She attended country school in Ward Springs and graduated from Grey Eagle High School. On August 3, 1945 she married Lester Baird at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Ward Springs. Adella was a homemaker and worked various clerical positions. She enjoyed her work as a paraprofessional at Kennedy Elementary School in St. Joseph.

She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in St. Joseph. Adella taught religious education at St. Michael's Catholic Church in St. Cloud. Adella enjoyed gardening, loved nature, and enjoyed spending time being a grandmother. Later in life, she enjoyed traveling with Lester and vacationing with her family.

Survivors include her children, Mary (Paul) DeBlieck of Redwood Falls and Geralyn (Mark) Conty of Marysville, Washington; three grandchildren, Neil (Laura) DeBlieck of Redwood Falls, Craig (Rachelle) DeBlieck of Glenwood, and Megan (Bronson) Rivallier-Kirk of Marysville, Washington; and three great-grandchildren, Lillian DeBlieck, Dalton DeBlieck, and Antonia Rivallier-Kirk.

Adella was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Baird in March of 1995; parents; sister, Loretta Albers; and an infant son.

Serving as casket bearers will be Paul, Mary, Neil, and Craig DeBlieck and Mark and Geralyn Conty. Cross bearer will be Lillian DeBlieck, scripture bearer will be Dalton DeBlieck, and lector will be Megan Revallier-Kirk. Gift bearers will be Neil and Craig DeBlieck.