Virgil Rademacher

Virgil Rademacher, age 91 of Melrose died Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at the Melrose Area Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 19 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Vincent Lieser officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m.

Virgil Rademacher was born November 4, 1913 in Crocus, North Dakota to John and Anna (Froehler) Rademacher. He was united in marriage to Theresa Zierden on October 28, 1941 in New Munich. They farmed five miles south of New Munich in St. Martin Township. They retired and moved to Melrose in 1984. Virgil enjoyed fishing, traveling playing cards and most of all his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose.

Survivors include his children, Rich and Karen Rademacher, of New Munich, Lenny and Dianne Rademacher, of Avon, Harold and Joan Rademacher, of Greenwald, Gene and Betty Rademacher, of Melrose, Bernice and Ron Olmscheid, of Lake Henry, Joyce and Albert Yarke, of Meire Grove, Norman Rademacher, of New Munich, Chuck Rademacher, of Cold Spring and Debbie and Philip Schmiesing, of St. Martin; 31 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Ralph and Dorothy Rademacher, of New Munich, Sylverius and Beatrice Rademacher, of Meire Grove, Beatrice Funk, of New Munich, and Marietta Mueller, of Upsala.

Virgil was preceded in death by his parents, John and Anna Rademacher; wife Theresa on July 23, 2004; brother, Vernon Rademacher; and sisters Eileen Kuhl and Aurelia Feldewerd and granddaughter, Trista Yarke.

Serving as casket bearers will be Peter Schmiesing, Michael, Tom and Ross Rademacher, Dale Olmscheid and Bryan Yarke. Cross bearer will be Matthew Schmiesing, scripture bearer will be Emily Rademacher, gift bearers will be Darrin Yarke, Nancy Rademacher and Tammy Lauer, lectors will be Linda Heinze and Amy DeCrans, mass servers will be Ben and Tiffany Yarke, Eucharistic ministers will be Karen Rademacher, Ann Maus and Denise Kociemba and petitions will be read by Lora Lee Novotny and Heidi Rademacher.