Loretta (Koenigsknecht) Rademacher

Loretta A. (Koenigsknecht) Rademacher age 99 of Fowler, MI, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017 at McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital, Lansing, MI.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Fowler, MI on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 10:30 A.M., with Rev. Fr. Dennis Howard officiating and Rev. Fr. William Koenigsknecht concelebrating.  Burial will take place at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery, Fowler, MI. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, from 1-8 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Goerge Chapel, Fowler, MI. Rosary Services will be held at 1:30 P.M. and 5:30 P.M. at the funeral home.

Loretta was born in Westphalia, MI on December 4, 1917, the daughter of William and Margaret (Sontag) Hengesbach.  Loretta married Arnold Koenigsknecht on January 1, 1941 and he preceded her in death on August 23, 1950.  Loretta married her second husband Arthur Rademacher on January 16, 1954 and he preceded her in death on March 6, 1965. She was a homemaker and a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church and the Christian Mothers Association.

She is survived by two sons; James W. and Cherie Koenigsknecht of Mulliken, MI, Lawrence L. Koenigsknecht of Fowler, MI, five daughters; Mary and Charles McCausey of Fowler, MI, Rita and Michael Chamberlain of Portland, MI, Agnes and Gene Goerge of Fowler, MI, Geralyn and Keith Fedewa of Westphalia, MI, Jane Rademacher, of Lansing, MI, 18 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and three great grandchildren on the way.  She is also survived by special friends Brenda Johnson and Dale Simon.  In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by three infant children; Loretta, Robert, and Dorothy Ann Koenigsknecht, and five brothers; Lawrence, Sylvester, Urban, Anthony, Rev. Fr. Julius Hengesbach and one sister Antoinette Koenigsknecht.

Online condolences can be sent to www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes - Goerge Chapel, Fowler, MI.