Arla Mae RadakerArla Mae Radaker, 87, of Clarion, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, at Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Ind., following a sudden illness while visiting children in the Indiana-Ohio area.
Born Dec. 29, 1923, in Clearfield, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Paul and Margaret Elizabeth Korman Pentz.
She was a graduate of the former Feller's Beauty College in Oil City, where she was class president.
In early years, Mae worked as a munitions inspector with Bell Aircraft.
Mae leaves behind a legacy as a Godly woman and servant of God. She was long a member of the Church of God, most recently at Liberty Street Church of God in Clarion. Over the years, serving with her late husband's pastorates, she served as a Sunday school teacher and did much missionary work for the church at large.
She was married to the Rev. Bruce Hilton Radaker on Aug. 28, 1946, and he passed away on June 13, 2000.
Surviving are three daughters and their husbands, Peggy (Les) Wall of Bradenton, Fla., Linda (Rev. Michael) Roach of Wabash, Ind., and Judy (Rev. Bruce) Wilson of Clarion; three sons and their wives: Bruce Eugene (Vicki) Radaker of Atlanta, Ga., Mark (Vickie) Radaker and Rex (Debbie) Radaker, all of Dayton, Ohio; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Blanche (Glen) Piper of Rochester, N.Y., Dora (John) Shay and Norma (Berlon) Dial, all of Florida; a sister-in-law, Ethel Pentz of Indiana; and a number of nieces and nephews also survive.
In addition to her parents and husband, an infant son and brother preceded her in death.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Liberty Street Church of God in Clarion, and again from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the church with the Rev. Nicholas "Nick" Wilson, her grandson, and the Rev. Bruce Wilson, church pastor, officiating.
Private interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery at Dutch Hill, Perry Township, Clarion County.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Liberty Street Church of God (Building Fund), Liberty Street, Clarion, Pa., 16214.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to Buzard Funeral Home of Parker.
The Derrick:Oct. 17, 2011
Arla Mae RadakerArla Mae Radaker, 87, of Clarion, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, at Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Ind., following a sudden illness while visiting children in the Indiana-Ohio area.
Born Dec. 29, 1923, in Clearfield, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Paul and Margaret Elizabeth Korman Pentz.
She was a graduate of the former Feller's Beauty College in Oil City, where she was class president.
In early years, Mae worked as a munitions inspector with Bell Aircraft.
Mae leaves behind a legacy as a Godly woman and servant of God. She was long a member of the Church of God, most recently at Liberty Street Church of God in Clarion. Over the years, serving with her late husband's pastorates, she served as a Sunday school teacher and did much missionary work for the church at large.
She was married to the Rev. Bruce Hilton Radaker on Aug. 28, 1946, and he passed away on June 13, 2000.
Surviving are three daughters and their husbands, Peggy (Les) Wall of Bradenton, Fla., Linda (Rev. Michael) Roach of Wabash, Ind., and Judy (Rev. Bruce) Wilson of Clarion; three sons and their wives: Bruce Eugene (Vicki) Radaker of Atlanta, Ga., Mark (Vickie) Radaker and Rex (Debbie) Radaker, all of Dayton, Ohio; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Blanche (Glen) Piper of Rochester, N.Y., Dora (John) Shay and Norma (Berlon) Dial, all of Florida; a sister-in-law, Ethel Pentz of Indiana; and a number of nieces and nephews also survive.
In addition to her parents and husband, an infant son and brother preceded her in death.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Liberty Street Church of God in Clarion, and again from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the church with the Rev. Nicholas "Nick" Wilson, her grandson, and the Rev. Bruce Wilson, church pastor, officiating.
Private interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery at Dutch Hill, Perry Township, Clarion County.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Liberty Street Church of God (Building Fund), Liberty Street, Clarion, Pa., 16214.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to Buzard Funeral Home of Parker.
The Derrick:Oct. 17, 2011
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