Obituary of Elsie Evelyn Raderstorf

Elsie E. Raderstorf, 94, of Plymouth, formerly of Niles, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2015 at Signature HealthCare of Breman, following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 18, 1920 in Bowling Green, Kentucky to the late David A. and Ethel (Wilson) Bratcher. Elsie married the late Edmund J. Raderstorf at a ceremony in Logansport, Indiana and the two of them raised five children. A homemaker most of her life, Elsie was gifted at cooking and canning and always put her family's needs above her own. She was raised Catholic and attended both St. Mary's Catholic Church and St. Mark Catholic Church in Niles. She was preceded in death by her parents David Bratcher and Ethel Bratcher Minter, her husband Edmund J. Raderstorf, two daughters Sandra Kay Barna and Linda Darlene Banner and three sisters; Mary B. Gilbert, Barbara G. See and Dorothy Hellyer. Elsie is survived by two sons Herbert J. (Tammy) Raderstorf of Plymouth, Indiana and Gene E. Raderstorf of Denver, Colorado, a daughter Carol Sue Cates of South Bend, seventeen grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. A time of visitation will be held at Brown Funeral Home on Monday, February 16, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Thomas King, C.S.C. officiating. An interment will be held at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles. While flowers are welcome, memorial contributions may also be made to a charity of one's choice. Those wishing to leave a message for the family or upload a photo of Mrs. Raderstorf may do so, on our website at www.BrownFuneralHomeNiles.com or on our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/BrownFuneralHomeNiles. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Home, Niles.