Gene Francis Rademacher

demacher, 60 of New

Salem, ND went to the

Lord on August 19, 2017

at Sanford Health Hospi-

tal in Bismarck. A Mass of

Christian Burial will be

celebrated August 26,

2017 10:00 am at St. Pius

V Catholic Church in New

Salem, with Father John

Guthrie officiating. The

burial will be at St. Pius

V Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be held

from 6:00 p.m. with a Vi-

gil Service at 7:00 p.m.,

Friday August 25, 2017 at

St. Pius V Catholic

Church and continue one

hour prior to the service.

Gene was born at St.

Aloisius Hospital in Har-

vey, to Clarence and El-

izabeth (Hager) Ra-

demacher. He grew up on

the family farm near

Anamoose where he at-

tended school and gra-

duated in the class of

1975. As a young man he

took over the family farm.

He met his best friend and

soulmate, Joyce at the

home of his best friend

and future brother-in-law

Monte Roe. They were

married September 23,

1983. They were blessed

with two children, Casey

and Hope. After he left

the farm, they moved to

New Salem, where they

raised their family and

worked. He was working

for Morton County, doing

what he loved being out-

doors.

Gene was an avid out-

doorsman. He loved to be

out fishing and hunting

with family and friends.

He spent his vacations at

Lake Sakakawea at Morn-

ing Star Campground and

Van Hook Resort with his

family and friends. He

would spend hours look-

ing at lake maps and

researching to be the best

fisherman. He was at

peace most of all spend-

ing hours on the boat with

his best friend, his wife. It

was always a competition

on who was going to catch

the biggest, the first and

the most. He was always

happy to be the guide ser-

vice and not just the fish-

erman. His greatest love

was spending time with

his wife, children,

daughter-in-law Shae and

his little granddaughter

Addyson, whom he lov-

ingly nicknamed “Tude”.

Gene always had time to

help others with his trav-

eling hardware store and

never asked for anything

in return. He always had a

quick remark and a smirk

on his face when talking

with family and friends.

Gene will be deeply

missed by his wife Joyce,

New Salem; son Casey

(Shae), daughter Hope,

granddaughter Addyson,

Mandan; sisters Dorothy

Fix, Arlene (Larry) Arndt,

Underwood; brothers

Charles, Williston; Robert

“Bob” (Carol), Trenton;

Wayne (Jane), Under-

wood; numerous nieces

and nephews; and many

friends.

Gene is preceded in

death by his parents

Clarence and Elizabeth

“Liz” Rademacher;

father-in-law, Anton

“Tony” Weekes Sr.;

brother-in-laws, Monte

Roe and Ernest Fix; and

sister-in-law, Linda Ra-

demacher.

(Bismarck Funeral

Home)