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Radke, JoAnn F. (1938-2014)

RADKE, PETERS, JUERGENS, ELLIOTT, SNYDER, MCSHANE, STORJOHANN, KENT

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 2/27/2014 at 13:38:18

JoAnn Radke
July 26, 1938 - February 09, 2014

Sioux City, Iowa

JoAnn F. Radke, age 75, of Alta, Iowa, died on Sunday, February 9, 2014, at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.

JoAnn Faye Kent was born on July 26, 1938, in Iowa City, Iowa, a daughter of Christian and Leona (Juergens) Peters. After the family moved to Sulphur Springs, Iowa, she attended country school and, then, graduated from Alta High School in 1956.

On December 8, 1957 JoAnn married Leland Radke at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Alta. They were blessed with four children: Brian, Lori, Tim, and Nancy.

An active member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, JoAnn participated as in the Altar Guild and the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League.

In her spare time, JoAnn enjoyed playing bridge. A member of the Alta Golf and Country Club, she also had a passion for golf. In addition, she volunteered at the hospital and served on the auxiliary board as well.

Working as a homemaker, JoAnn loved spending time with her family and friends. A wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, she will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Leland Radke, of Alta, Iowa; her children: Brian (Lisa) Radke, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Lori (Steve) Elliott, of Waukee, Iowa, Tim (Paula) Radke, of Alta, Iowa, and Nancy (Gary) Snyder, of Alta, Iowa; her grandchildren: Kyle and Ryan Elliott; Erin, Lee, Nick, and Ryan Radke; and Kelsi, Jenna, and Alex Snyder; a half-brother, Randy (Jeanne) Peters, of Grimes, Iowa; two half-sisters, Linda (Jerry) McShane, of Arvada, Colorado, and Janet (Karl) Storjohann, of Chadron, Nebraska; and a sister-in-law, Janet Kent, of Milford, Iowa; as well as extended family members and friends.

JoAnn was preceded in death by her parents, Chris and Leona; and her brother, Dean Kent.

Visitation: 4:00-8:00 p.m., February 12, 2014, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., February 13, 2014, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Alta, Iowa.
Interment: February 13, 2014, at Woodlawn Cemetery in Alta, Iowa

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