Ruth (Burns) Rademaker, 87, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Ruth was born June 28, 1921, to the late Harry and Clara (Leudtke) Rienow in Marshfield, Wis. On Dec. 31, 1943, she married Burns Rademaker in Green Bay, Wis. She enjoyed making knitted mittens and caps for the needy at Christmastime. She volunteered for the Red Cross Bloodmobile and Meals On Wheels delivery. Ruth was a past president of Cormier School P.T.A., a charter member of St. Mark Lutheran Church and Ladies Guild, being an active member for years until she no longer could. Later she transferred to Messiah Lutheran Church, Green Bay.

Ruth is survived by one daughter, Barbara (Robert) Wiltzius, Green Bay, Wis., their children, Glenn (Danielle) Wiltzius, Brillion, Wis., Dean (Christine) Wiltzius, Green Bay, Wis.; one son, Larry (Cindy) Rademaker, Williams Bay, Wis., his children, Jeffrey (Angie) Rademaker, Collierville, Tenn., Stacy Rademaker, Williams Bay, Wis., David (Mandi) Rademaker, Whitewater, Wis.; great- grandchildren, Amanda and Shane Wiltzius, Brillion, Wis., Bryce and Caleb Rademaker, Collierville, Tenn.; sister-in-laws, Lucy Rienow, Green Bay, Wis., Joanne O'Connor, Lombard, Ill.; many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, two sisters and brothers-in-law, Margaret (Norbert) Loch, Dorothy (Sylvester) Ciha; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Harold and William and Carol, Green Bay, Wis.; sister-in-laws and brothers-in-law, Erma (Allen) Altrock, Eleanor (Ernie) Peterson, Ruth (Mike) Oleniczak, Michigan, Jeannette (Laverne) Jorgensen, Lloyd (Johanna) Rademaker, Clarence (Carlotta) Rademaker and Bill O'Connor, Lombard, Ill.

Friends may call Friday, Nov. 21, after 12 p.m. at Lyndahl Funeral Home where a funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. with the Reverend Stephen Sauer officiating. Burial at Ft. Howard Memorial Park. Online condolences may be expressed at www.lyndahl.com.

A special thank you to the staff at Bornemann Nursing Home, St. Vincent's emergency and St. Vincent ninth floor.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.

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