Submitted by: Dan Rich
April 5, 1963-March 27, 1994
NORTH JUDSON - Paula J. Radtke, 30, of 1616 E. County Road 775 S., died at 1:25 p.m. Sunday in Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso, after an illness. Mrs. Radtke was born April 5, 1963, in Knox and was a lifelong area resident. On Nov. 29, 1980, in North Judson, as Paula J. Howard, she married Douglas K. Radtke. He survives with a daughter, Jessica at home; a son, Kyle at home; her parents, Pauline (Bau) and William ''Pigeon'' Howard of North Judson; two sisters, Kathy Benesh of Royal Center, Ind., and Jody Moore of North Judson; and two brothers, Tom Howard and Billy Howard, both of North Judson. Mrs. Radtke was a Sunday school teacher at Living Word Community Church, Knox, a member of the church Worship Team and was active in its Prison Outreach Ministry at the Starke County Jail. She was a leader in the Exploring 4-H Club of California Gold Diggers.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the church. Burial will be in Round Lake Cemetery, Knox. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at O'Donnell Funeral Home and one hour before services Wednesday in the church. Memorial contributions may be made to any charity.