John Frederick William Radtke^[1]

1888 - 1960  (71 years)

• Name	John Frederick William Radtke
  Born	29 Aug 1888	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mill Hand, Tire Factory
  Residence	1921	20 Brunswick Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-185325
  Died	12 Apr 1960	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I185325	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm "William" Radtke,   b. 24 Dec 1855, , Germany ,   d. 2 Mar 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Wilhelmine M. E. Dobrung,   b. 12 Oct 1857, , West Prussia, Germany ,   d. 12 Sep 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F45613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Elspet Bremner,   b. 10 May 1894, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Mar 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)
  Children	1. William Alexander Radtke,   b. 14 Apr 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   2. James Radtke,   b. 26 Sep 1914, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1996  (Age 81 years)   3. Dorothy Radtke,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ray Radtke,   b. 1917, , Ontario, Canada   5. Elmer Radtke,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada   6. Lorne Radtke,   b. 1921, , Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F53220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Josephine Ann Harnack,   b. 15 Mar 1886, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Mar 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1 Sep 1951
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F58620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JOHN RADTKE A former bricklayer in Kitchener for many years, John Radthe, 71, of Heidelberg, died Saturday, April 2 in the K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his second wife, the former Josephine Schell, whom he married Sept. 1, 1951. His first wife, the former Mary Bremner, predeceased him in 1949. Mr. Radtke was born in Kitchener Aug. 29, 1888, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Radtke. Also surviving are five sons, William, James, Elmer and Laverne Radtke of Kitchener and Roy Radtke of Elmira; six step-sons, William, Jerome, Frederick and Michael Schell of Kitchener, Carl Schell of Doon and George Schell of Bridgeport; one daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Dorothy) Novak of Waterloo; one step-daughter, Mrs. Victor (Alice) Bowyer of Heidelberg; and one sister, Mrs. Frank Kersnowski of Detroit. He has 18 grandchildren. The body was at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral was held Wednesday at 2 p.m., with Very Rev. Finlay G Stewart officiating. Burial was In Mount Hope Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Marcus (Ida) Warnolz - March 16, 1982. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 21 Page 16. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 27. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1888). John Frederick William Radtke (1888-1960) - Find... Retrieved 3 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94903818/john-frederick_william-radtke.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Aug 1888 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mill Hand, Tire Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 20 Brunswick Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Apr 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth