Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Rademacher, Richard Childs July 23, 2010
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The Urbana Daily Citizen
Richard Childs Rademacher, 86, of Urbana, passed away Friday, July 23, 2010 in 
his home.

Mr. Rademacher was born in Wheaton, Illinois on March 20, 1924. He served in 
the Army overseas in Europe. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the 
Bronze Star, four combat stars while serving in Co. D, 324th Inf. Reg., 44th 
Inf. Division of the 7th Army in France, German and Austria. In 1949, he 
graduated from the University of Illinois Law School, where he obtained a 
commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve. He was a member of AKL 
social fraternity and Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. He married Geraldine 
Barnhart in 1947 in Urbana, Ohio. Two sons were born of that marriage, Rick 
and Ted. Dick was an officer in management for the Barnhart Stores until 1975, 
when upon the death of Corwin Barnhart, he became executive officer until 1987 
when the stores were closed. His wife, June (Davidson) Rademacher; two sons, 
Rick (Constance) Rademacher and Ted Rademacher; Step-sons, Kim (Marilyn) 
Davidson and Douglas (Renee) Davidson; step-daughter, Lori (Jody) Davidson 
Veldkamp; sister, Joan Klem, 7 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren survive 
him. Dick was active in his church, Urbana United Methodist Church, throughout 
his life as well as being interested in both civic and societal 
responsibilities. In his latter years, he and June became full time Motor 
homers and visited most of the United States as well as Canada and Mexico. 
Civic duties included the following: President of the Urbana Chamber of 
Commerce, Vice President of the original Charter Commission for the City of 
Urbana, appointed to the Board on Race Relations of the City of Urbana, and 
elected as 1st Ward Chairman of the Republican Party. Societal 
responsibilities included Chairman of both Cub and Boy Scout troops, P.T.A. 
President of South Ward, Urbana Local and Urbana Community High School, 
President of the Champaign County Cancer Society, served on the board of the 
Urbana Red Cross, and was a member of the Board of Directors of Perpetual 
Federal Savings and Loan Company for 18 years. He was also a member and served 
on the boards of the Lions Club, the Rotary Club of Urbana and was a Life 
Member of American Legion Post #741. It was his wish that upon his death, his 
body be cremated and the remains be buried in the family plot in Oakdale 
Cemetery. Hals und bein brecht

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