Gary Radtke

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Gerhardt "Gary" Paul Radtke

(February 4, 1925 - December 8, 2020)

 

Gerhardt "Gary" Paul Radtke of Camrose, Alberta, formerly of Hay Lakes, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at the age of 95 years.

 

Gerhardt (Gary) Radtke was born February 4, 1925, in Tolks Germany and passed away December 08.   His parents John and Anna (Mogdans) fled from Russia to Germany in 1916 when the 1914 war broke out. In April of 1928, they landed in Halifax and took the long journey by train across Canada to the Hay Lakes area. 


Gary met Erna Mantai from Falun at a community dance, romance bloomed and on June 14, 1945 they were married and raised four children Denis, Harvey, Keith and Donna on the homestead west of Hay Lakes. Everyone seemed to be into mixed farming then, selling cream to the creamery, raising livestock including chickens, geese, turkeys as well as a huge garden and of course growing hay and grain - Self-sufficient.
Later Gary also worked at the Steel plant in Camrose as well as farmed. In 1976 they sold a part of the farm to Keith and moved to Camrose, where he worked for the County of Camrose until his retirement.
They moved to Rosealta in 2003. Dad loved watching hockey, baseball, curling and football.


Left to cherish his memory are his children Denis (Edna) of Sherwood Park, Harvey (Crystal) of St. Albert, Keith (Shirley) of Leduc and Donna (Terry) Huebner of Hay Lakes; grandchildren Mark, Michelle, Jay, Jamie, Shannon, Scott, Jennifer, Angie, Kraig, Kyle, Lindsay and Cayla; twenty-one great-grandchildren; and sister Rita Soch. Gary was predeceased by his parents, John and Anna; wife Erna; sisters Leokadia, Elsie, Hettie; and brother Erwin.

 

Due to Alberta Health Regulations, a private family service was held. Interment has taken place in the Our Saviour Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hay Lakes.


If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Gerhardt's memory may be made to the Alberta Diabetes Foundation, or to the Hospice Society of Camrose and District.

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