Michael James Rader (1948-2013)

RADER, PANOWICZ, PENNY, GRACE

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 7/4/2013 at 16:55:25

From Adams & Soderstrum Funeral Home obituary, Story County, Iowa:

Michael James Rader
December 17, 1948 - May 8, 2013

Michael J. Rader, 64, of Story City, IA passed away on May 8, 2013 at the Israel Family Hospice House, in Ames, Iowa.

Visitation will be 9:30 am to 11:00 am, Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Soderstrum Funeral Home in Story City. Following the visitation at 11:00 am, there will be “A Time of Sharing”. Burial will be at a later date.

Michael was born on December 17, 1948 in Grand Island, Nebraska to parents Marvin and Grace (Panowicz) Rader. He graduated from Ames High School in 1967. He was in the first graduating class in diesel mechanics at DMACC. He was united in marriage to Marilyn Kay Penny on August 17, 1968. Michael worked for Strohman Trucking, Ames Concrete, Conley Trucking, and Munsen Chevrolet as a service manager. He opened his own business Mike’s Auto and Truck Repair in Ellsworth. Mike and Marilyn bought an acreage in April 1975 where they raised their family.

Mike was very supportive to local community and civic organizations. He was one of the original S.O.T.T. members. He loved camping with his grandchildren, family and friends.

Michael is survived by: his wife, Marilyn of Story City, IA; a son: Dan (Malisa) Rader of Jewell, IA; and a daughter, Teresa Rader of Ellsworth, IA; four grandchildren: James Dean (JD), Mary Michala Grace, Ellizabeth Grace and Karly Ann; his mother, Grace Rader of Ellsworth, IA; one brother, David (Marie) Rader of PA; one sister, Patricia Riffel of Everett, WA; along with other relatives and friends.

He is preceded in death by his father, Marvin Rader.

Cemetery Details

Homeward Cemetery
313 Ubben Ave.
Ellsworth, IA, 50075

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