Adele Marie Dewar

Our beloved Adele Marie Dewar passed away on October 11, 2022, shortly before her 75th birthday. Our amazing Adele fought a valiant battle, with a fast growing brain cancer, with her family at her side. Adele was born on October 29, 1947, to Dell and Harriet Temanson in Duluth, Minnesota. Her father frequently moved as he opened K-Mart stores and settled in Merced, California where Adele graduated from Merced High School in 1965. Adele received her degree in nursing in San Francisco, and then traveled Europe where she took a civilian R.N. nursing job at the U.S. Army 97th General Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany. That is where she met the love of her life, Dennis “Buddy” Dewar. They were married in Basel, Switzerland, and moved to Florida. Adele worked for many years at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Emergency Room where she made countless friends. Although Adele and Buddy loved to travel across America and frequently returned to Europe and other countries around the world, her favorite adventure was being a member of the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Animal Therapy program with her standard poodle Maggie. The pair frequently visited the Hospice House, Elder Daycare, participated in the R-E-A-D program, and more, bringing comforting animal love for those in need. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Buddy; daughters Laura Redfern (Randy) and Jenny Corbett (Jason), son Bobby (Tiffany); 4 grandchildren Jacob Redfern, Emily Redfern, Harper Corbett, and Benjamin Corbett; brother Gary Temanson (Sharon); and loving dog Maggie. She was preceded in death by her parents. The Dewar and Temanson families are heartbroken to lose someone so special. She was a wonderful woman who will be deeply missed. There will be a Celebration of Adele’s Life at Grace Lutheran Church, 2919 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee, FL 32308 on Thursday, October 20th. Service will begin at 11:00 AM, followed immediately after with a reception in the fellowship hall. Interment will be held at the Tallahassee National Cemetery at 2:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, Adele requests that donations be made to the TMH Animal Therapy program at https://www.tmh.org/tmh-foundation/donate/ by selecting the Animal Therapy Department as the Gift Designation. Kelly Barber of Bevis Funeral Home (850-385-2193 or www.bevisfh.com) is assisting the Dewar family with their arrangements.

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Adele Marie Dewar

October 29, 1947 - October 11, 2022