Dorothy E. Radde, age 86, of Eureka, died Tuesday evening, January 20, 2004 with her family at her side at Juliette Manor Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born January 29, 1917 in Eureka, WI the daughter of Edward and Myrtle Maxon Domke. She married Karl Radde on July 17, 1937 in the Town of Rushford.

Dorothy deeply enjoyed and loved farm life. She will be fondly remembered as a person who enjoyed flowers, gardening, and birds. After her retirement from Speed Queen at the age of 62, Dorothy and her husband enjoyed camping in Green Lake, WI. Dorothy attended church at the Waukau United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her children: Marie (Leonard) Stone of Omro, Betty (John) Parker of Oshkosh, Don Radde of Omro and Kathleen (Phil) Ryf of Green Bay, WI., 11 grandchildren: Susie, Dawn, Yvonne, Cheryl, Jeffrey, Gary, Stacy, Carin, Rick, Tammy & Kaleena, 23 great grandchildren, one brother, Leo "Tave" Domke of Eureka, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son: Karl, Jr., daughter: Joyce, granddaughter; Patti Jo Parker, grandson: Joseph Posorske, brothers: Lawrence, Morris, Lloyd, Edward, Fred, Roland and sister: Violet.

Visitation will be held on Friday, Jan. 23, 2003 at the Omro Funeral Home from 1:30 p.m. until the time of the Funeral Service at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Eric Schleiter officiating. Burial will be in the Eureka Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Waukau United Methodist Church.
God saw she was getting tired and a cure was not to be,
So He put his arms around her and whispered "Come to me".
With tearful eyes we watched her suffer and saw her fade away.
Although we loved her dearly, we could not make her stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, hard-working hands to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us he only takes the best.