Individual Details
Ralph Celestine Rademacher
(November 8, 1930 - April 14, 2012)
Ralph C. Rademacher, 81
New MunichNov. 8, 1930 - Apr. 14, 2012
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Apr. 19, 2012 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich for Ralph Rademacher who died Saturday, Apr. 14 at the Melrose Area Hospital. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be held at 5 p.m. followed by St. Joseph's Men's Society and the Catholic Order of Foresters at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
Ralph Celestine Rademacher was born November 8, 1930 in Spring Hill Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to John and Anna (Froehler) Rademacher. On June 3, 1953 he married Dorothy Olmscheid at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Melrose. They farmed on the original Rademacher family farm south of New Munich. When Ralph retired from milking cows, he continued to go to the farm with his four-wheeler. He also enjoyed doing numerous woodworking projects. He loved fishing down by the river, snowmobiling, traveling and spending time with family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Dorothy Rademacher of New Munich; children, Janice (Alvin) Wuertz of Lake Henry, Susan (Jim) Anderson of Belgrade, Sharon (Larrie) Rosen of New Munich, Kevin (Dina) Rademacher of Northfield, Arlene (Sonny) Kosloske of Sauk Rapids, Joseph (Lu) Rademacher of New Munich, Jeffrey (Sherri) Rademacher of New Munich, Marvin (Karen) Rademacher of Spring Hill, and Kathy (Blaine) Michael of Beaverton, OR; and 26 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Ralph was preceded in death by his parents; son, Dale Rademacher; grandson, Jason Rademacher; brothers, Virgil Rademacher and Vernon Rademacher; and sisters, Aurelia Feldewerd and Eileen Kuhl. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sctimes/obituary.aspx?n=ralph-rademacher&pid=157069845&fhid=12814#sthash.YKO6xnFL.dpuf
New MunichNov. 8, 1930 - Apr. 14, 2012
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Apr. 19, 2012 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich for Ralph Rademacher who died Saturday, Apr. 14 at the Melrose Area Hospital. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be held at 5 p.m. followed by St. Joseph's Men's Society and the Catholic Order of Foresters at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
Ralph Celestine Rademacher was born November 8, 1930 in Spring Hill Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to John and Anna (Froehler) Rademacher. On June 3, 1953 he married Dorothy Olmscheid at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Melrose. They farmed on the original Rademacher family farm south of New Munich. When Ralph retired from milking cows, he continued to go to the farm with his four-wheeler. He also enjoyed doing numerous woodworking projects. He loved fishing down by the river, snowmobiling, traveling and spending time with family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Dorothy Rademacher of New Munich; children, Janice (Alvin) Wuertz of Lake Henry, Susan (Jim) Anderson of Belgrade, Sharon (Larrie) Rosen of New Munich, Kevin (Dina) Rademacher of Northfield, Arlene (Sonny) Kosloske of Sauk Rapids, Joseph (Lu) Rademacher of New Munich, Jeffrey (Sherri) Rademacher of New Munich, Marvin (Karen) Rademacher of Spring Hill, and Kathy (Blaine) Michael of Beaverton, OR; and 26 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Ralph was preceded in death by his parents; son, Dale Rademacher; grandson, Jason Rademacher; brothers, Virgil Rademacher and Vernon Rademacher; and sisters, Aurelia Feldewerd and Eileen Kuhl. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sctimes/obituary.aspx?n=ralph-rademacher&pid=157069845&fhid=12814#sthash.YKO6xnFL.dpuf
Events
| Birth | November 8, 1930 | Spring Hill Twp, Stearns Co., MN | |||
| Death | April 14, 2012 | New Munich, Stearn Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Dorothy Olmscheid |
| Child | Marv Rademacher |
| Child | Janice Rademacher |
| Child | Dale Rademacher |
| Father | John Rademacher (1877 - 1948) |
| Mother | Anna Froehler (1889 - ) |
| Sibling | Aurelia M. Rademacher (1910 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Virgil Rademacher (1913 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Sylverius Rademacher |
| Sibling | Vernon Rademacher (1917 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Marietta Rademacher |
| Sibling | Beatrice Rademacher |
| Sibling | Eileen T. Rademacher (1927 - 1998) |