Funeral services for Louise A. Radke, age 98 of Mott, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center Chapel in Mott. Pastor Joe Burgess will officiate with burial in Sunnyslope Cemetery at Mott.


LOUISE A. FISCHER was born October 2, 1910 at Ash Creek, SD. Her parents were Gottlieb and Karolina (Nieman) Fischer. She moved at an early age with her family to Avon, SD. Louise attended a country school there and helped her parents on the farm. She was united in marriage to Walter Radke on June 20, 1930 at Parkston, SD. Louise and Walter lived on his parents' farm at Parkston for one year. They moved to North Dakota where they homesteaded on a small farm near Elgin. The Radke's then moved into Elgin where Walter worked in an auto/implement dealership. In 1968, they moved to Mott where he was a parts man for Mosher Ford. Walter passed away on May 20, 1991.


She continued to live in her home in Mott until May of 2005 when she entered the Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She passed from this life there on Thursday evening, June 11, 2009 at the age of 98 years, 8 months, 9 days.


Louise enjoyed crocheting afghan's and spent a lot of time at church making blankets. At age 80, she learned to drive a car and obtained her North Dakota Drivers License.


Surviving family members include her son and daughter-in-law, Robert "Bob" and Patricia Radke, Hopkins, MN; 2 grandchildren, Lori and her husband, Douglas Ruckle, Minneapolis, MN; Sandra and her husband, George Patras, Greenhfield, MN; 4 great grandchildren, Shane and Derek Ruckle, Kelly and Brandon Patras.


Louise was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 1 grandson, Daniel Radke, 3 brothers, John, Gottlieb, and Rueben Fischer, 3 sisters, Leontina Flegel, Rachel Gebhardt, and Rosella Wittmeier.


A memorial has been established to the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mott.