Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Adam Craig Potthoff

Oct. 14, 1984 - June 29, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Adam Craig Potthoff, age 30, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, passed away in Lincoln on June 29, 2015.

He was born in Loveland, Colorado, to Darrel and Joyce (O'Dea) Potthoff. Adam's family moved to McCook, where he graduated from McCook High School and later, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Adam loved hunting and fishing back home in McCook. He has just renewed his hunting and fishing license for 2015. He loved spending time on his days off in his newly purchased home in Lincoln, doing home and yard improvements. Tennis was a number one passion and recently, he started teaching tennis again for a part-time job. Adam played high school and college tennis and was state tennis champion for McCook High School. While playing college tennis, Adam made it to the national tournament while at Scottsdale Community College.

He loved going to Nebraska sporting events with his family and friends, including Husker basketball/football and baseball games. He loved going to concerts and movies with friends

Surviving family are his parents, Darrel and Joyce Potthoff of Lincoln, formerly of McCook; brother, Bradford and sister-in-law, Kathryn Potthoff of Highlands Ranch, Colorado; grandmother, Elvira Potthoff of McCook and grandparents, Gordon and Marilyn Bohl of Arvada Colorado; aunts and uncles, Steve and Dawn O'Dea of McCook, Andy and Lori O'Dea of McCook, Beth O'Dea of McCook, Sandra Potthoff of Stuart, Florida, and Craig and Peggy Meader of Waverly, Kansas.

Adam was preceded in death by great-grandmother, Helen Meyers; cousin, Nicholas O'Dea; grandfather, Lloyd Potthoff; and uncle, Stephen Potthoff.

Funeral services will be at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook on Friday, July 3, at 10 a.m. with Rev. Jerry Beckenhour. Visitation will be today at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook until 8 p.m. Friends may leave online condolences at herrmannfh.com. In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to the Adam Potthoff Memorial/ College Scholarship Fund, Care of Darrel and Joyce Potthoff, 6045 Stable Lane, Lincoln, NE 68523.