Louis Radermacher

Louis Hugo Radermacher was born on February 26, 1925 in Walter Township, Lac Qui Parle County, the son of Leo and Amanda Radermacher. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and attended country school and Rosen Catholic School until 1936 when the family moved to Madison. He graduated from St. Michael's Catholic School after completing the 8th grade. He went on to farm 160 acres with Leo and 80 acres of his own. During the winter months, he found jobs in the cities, including the meat packing plant in South St. Paul. In addition to serving his country in the United States Navy during WWII from 1944 until his honorable discharge in 1946, he successfully completed his GED. Louis went on to attend Dunwoody Institute where he learned the craft of welding and pipefitting. That knowledge was of benefit to him during his careers during 1947 at the Madison gas station, 1948 at the Benson gas station with his brother Bart, the early 1950?s with Ken Warner in bulk/storage tank manufacturing and for 30 years from 1956 to 1986 as owner/operator of Radermacher Equipment. On April 14, 1956, at the altar of Most Holy Trinity Church in St. Louis Park, Louis was united in marriage to Marlys Jean Skordahl. Their union was blessed with four children. In his active years, Louis enjoyed playing pool, golfing and golf cart rides, and especially spending time with his family and friends. As his health declined, Louis was a resident of the Olivia Nursing Home and for the past two years had been a resident of the Minnesota Veteran's Home in Fergus Falls. He was called from this life while a resident there, on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the age of 88 years. Surviving family include his wife Marlys; his children- Cynthia (& Tom) Zeman, Debra (& Mark) Suek, Kurt (& Jill) Radermacher, and Kevin (& Jill) Radermacher; grandchildren- Britta (& Nikolai) Kleven, Megan Suek, Matthew Suek, Algirdas Suek, Philip Radermacher, Dana Radermacher, Derek Radermacher & Jordan Radermacher; brothers- Lee Radermacher and Jack (& Joan) Radermacher; sisters- Isabel Kraemer and Ramona Digre; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family. Louis was preceded in death by his parents; his brother Bart, his sister Marce Plathe and her husband Vince, and his brothers-in-law, Robert Kraemer and Ronald Digre.