Goldye Alvada Radke (1930)
FOSHER, JOHNSTON, RADKE
Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 6/21/2007 at 17:59:07
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, October 23, 1930
Page 6Goldye Radke
Goldye Alvada Radke, daughter of Otto F. and Alice Johnston Radke was born September 24, 1906 near Norwalk, Iowa and died October 12, 1930 at two a.m. at St. Lukes hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, after receiving fatal injuries Saturday night, October 11th, when struck by an automobile at 8100 Olive boulevard, University City.
When she was six years old, the Radke family moved to Crockston, Minnesota, where they lived eight years, returning to Winterset where they lived for six years. Here, Goldye attended the Winterset high school and graduated in 1928. The following August, the family moved to St. Louis, where she attended the Rubican Business college, and for the past year she had been employed by the Perfect Construction Co.
She was a member of and an active worker in St. Stephen's Lutheran church and was just recently made secretary of the church choir in which she and her sister sang. She was a member of the Young People's society of the church, and a member of the St. Louis Y.W.C.A. and of the Archery club. For the past year and a half, Goldye had studied piano at the Musical Art Conservatory and would have received her teacher's degree next June.
Goldye was well liked by all who knew her and her pleasant smile and kind ways had won for her many friends.
Besides her parents, she leaves to mourn her loss, one sister, Jessie, one brother, Dean, her grandfather, Henry R. Johnston, an aunt, Alma J. Fosher, and her uncles, Herman Radke of Van Meter and Charley Johnston and Howard Johnston, both of St. Louis, numerous cousins and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at St. Stephen's Lutheran church, October 14th at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Nitz and Rev. Meyer of Concordia Seminary, a former pastor and in addition to the music of the choir, Emerson Brown, baritone, sang "Oh! Come Unto Me". Goldye was layed to rest in the Oak Grove cemetery which is located on the St. Charles rock road, about ten miles from the Radke home.
________________________The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, October 16, 1930
Page 1GOLDYE RADKE IS KILLED BY AUTO
Driver Hits Former Resident While On Hike With Young People
Mrs. H. C. Fosner received word Sunday morning that her niece, Miss Goldye Radke, of St. Louis, had been struck by an automobile and died from the injuries received. Mrs. Fosher left for St. Louis Sunday evening. Mrs. Fosher sent a clipping from the St. Louis paper giving the particulars of the accident. The clipping read as follows:
“Two members of a hiking party, made up of Concordia Seminary students and young people from St. Stephen’s Lutheran church, were fatally injured Saturday night when struck by an automobile.
“The were Miss Goldye Radke, 22 years old, 4147 West Pine Boulevard, and Earling Teigen, 22, a first year student at Concordia Seminary. Miss Radke died of a fractured skull at St. Luke’s hospital three hours after being struck. Mr. Teigen died at St. Mary’s hospital at 5:30 p.m. yesterday. He suffered fractures of the skull and both legs.
“Mr. Teigen and Miss Radke, with sixty other young people, were walking east on Olive Boulevard, when they were hit by a machine driven by Phillip H. Gadsden, a contractor, 7410 Hazel avenue, Maplewood.
“Gadsden surrendered to the police. He was examined by Dr. Leo P. Fitzgerald, health commissioner, who said Gadsden had been drinking and was unfit to drive. Mr. Gadsden furnished bond pending an inquest into Miss Radke’s death tomorrow. Following Teigen’s death, Gadsden was re-arrested and gave a second bond.”
Miss Radke was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Radke, former residents of Winterset. They and their family moved to St. Louis in 1928. Miss Radke was graduated from the high school here, and after moving to St. Louis continued her studies. She had studied piano and had appeared in several public recitals. At the time of her death she was employed as bookkeeper for the Perfect Construction company. She was employed at the Grahams store here for a short time before moving to St. Louis. The funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock, Tuesday afternoon, at the St. Stephen’s Memorial Lutheran church, and interment was in St. Louis.
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