ALFRED RADTKE OBITUARY
Age 85, of Columbus, Minnesota, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. He is preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Marie (nee Steinle); brothers, Arnie, Erwin, Wally, and David. He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Beverly; sons, Bob (Becky) Radtke, and John; grandchildren, Michelle (Cory) Leibel, Brooke (Conrad) Radtke, Angie (Shawn) Weber, and Cory Radtke; seven great-grandchildren; siblings, Sal Carlson, Betty Anderson, Faith (Kenny) Peterson, Sharon Kari, Kay Larson, Raymond (Janet) Radtke; and other family and friends. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Faith Lutheran Church, 886 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m., until the time of the service. Interment at Faith Lutheran Memorial Prayer Garden. www.mattsonfuneralhome.com
I'm a Christian, and I'm a daughter of Allan B. Holbrook, now in heaven. My married name is Debby Stevens. My parents, Allan and Marie, were devout Christians, and had 10 children. They were both school teachers, but Mom quit teaching at public school after marriage. But both Mom and Dad home-schooled us all - starting when I was in 1st grade - that's when they came to the decision to home-school us.
Dad earned an income through being an English teacher here in Traverse City, for man years.
Dad started some Bible meetings that took place in the homes of friends of ours and in our own. He was the main teacher in it, and it was in a discoursing style - he would talk about spiritual things with the fathers of the families, each time, and all the children of the families would sit and listen to it all.