Radloff, Mary W. (Gentz) died 2003

GENTZ, RADLOFF, MEYER, MCGUIRE, SCHULTE, GEORGE, DOERRING, LEACH

Posted By: Patricia Morehouse (email)
Date: 2/27/2007 at 12:35:14

Mary Radloff died October 26,2003

Mary W. Radloff, 87 of Chandler, Arizona, formerly of Luana and Postville, died Sunday, October 26, 2003 in the Chandler Regional Hospital. Services were held on Saturday, November 1, 2003 at 10:30 A.M., Heritage Lutheran Church, Gilbert, Arizona. Falconer Funeral Home, Gilbert, was in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include two sons, Harley Jr. of Postville and Bruce of Anaheim Hills, California; a daughter, Lois Meyer of Mesa, Arizona; two sisters, Hester McGuire and Marge Leach, both of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Also surviving are a daughter-in-law, Valetta Radloff and a son-in-law, Keith A. Meyer, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harley J. Radloff; her parents William and Anna Gentz; a brother, Bill; three sisters, Agnes Schulte, Ann George and Rita Doerring; and a grandson, Lane Radloff.

Born and raised in the Luana area, Mary helped her husband manage the Postville Bowling Alley and in farming. She was also a talented seamstress and tailor in Tempe and Chandler, Arizona. She was very active in St. Paul's Lutheran Church Women and volunteered at the Gilbert Senior Center and at Heritage Lutheran Church. She and her husband had been part-time residents of Arizona for 26 years and full time residents since 1991.

©Waukon Standard 2003
source: Waukon Standard, Waukon, Allamakee Co. IA, 11/6/2003