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Name: Gene A. Radke
Spouse: Joan F. Radke
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DECEASED 2007,
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1955 Attended from through 12

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Birthdate: December 24, 1936   
Date of Death: March 15, 2007  
       

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Gene A. Radke, 70, of Urbana, Ohio, died at 1:40 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Wellington Nursing Care Center in Urbana [Ohio].

Born in Allen County, Ind., on Dec. 24, 1936, a son of Eugene and Gertrude (Fuhrman) Radke, he graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1955.

He was united in marriage to Joan Clark on Sept. 21, 1984, in Urbana.

He served eight years in the Air National Guard in Fort Wayne and retired from Navistar/International in Springfield, Ohio, after 44 years of service.

His memberships included Moose, American Legion, Am Vets, Eagles Lodge 397 and Union Club.

Survivors include his wife, Joan; three children, Debora Radke of California; Kandi Radke and Lennie Radke, both of Indiana; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Carol (Richard) Hoffman of Columbia City; and Connie Guenther of San Angelo, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents and several aunts and uncles.

Following his wishes, his body was cremated. A memorial service is at 2 p.m. Wednesday, in the Chapel of the Mausoleum at Oak Dale Cemetery, Urbana.

In lieu of flowers, memorials contributions may be made in his memory to Cancer Association of Champaign County, P.O. Box 38125, Urbana, OH 43078.

Services are entrusted to Vernon Funeral Home in Urbana.


Gene A. Radke, 70, of Urbana, Ohio, died at 1:40 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Wellington Nursing Home in Urbana after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Among survivors are two sisters, Carol (Richard) Hoffman of Columbia City, and Connie Guenther of San Marcos, Texas; and an aunt, Lee Kilgore of Columbia City.

Arrangements are being completed at Vernon Funeral Home in Urbana.
 
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