Dale Radenbaugh Obituary

JAMES: A Celebration of Life Service for Dale C. Radenbaugh, 83, of St. James, Minnesota will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 17, 2022 at First Lutheran Church, St. James, Minnesota.  Burial will be in Mt. Hope  Cemetery in St. James, Minnesota.

Dale was called to his eternal rest on Wednesday morning, January 12, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society - Pleasantview in St. James, Minnesota.  Visitation will be Sunday, January 16, 2022 from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in St. James, Minnesota and one hour prior to the service on Monday at the Church in St. James.    Messages of Sympathy may be sent to the family on line at www.kramerfuneralhome.com

Dale’s service will be livestreamed and placed on First Lutheran Church facebook page.

To protect the safety of all, masks are recommended.

Dale Clarence Radenbaugh was born on September 13, 1938 to Leslie and Mabel (Solberg) Radenbaugh in St. James, Minnesota.  He was baptized and later confirmed at First Lutheran Church in St. James.  Dale attended school in St. James and graduated with the class of 1956.  He was employed at Tony Down’s Foods and later at Sherr-Tumico both in St. James.  Dale served in the United States Army Reserves.  On September 8, 1962 he was united in marriage to Judith Hohenstein at First Lutheran Church in St. James, Minnesota.  After their marriage they lived in St. James where Dale was a letter carrier for the United States Post Office for thirty-three years.  In his retirement he drove school bus for over twenty-years.  He was a member of First Lutheran Church in St. James, member of the St. James American Legion, served on the board and was the President of Mt. Hope Cemetery and served on the Watonwan County Historical Society. Dale enjoyed many trips across the USA and Europe and taking his family up to the Boundary Waters fishing.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Judith Radenbaugh of St. James, Minnesota; three sons, Michael (Karen Hazel) Radenbaugh of Edina, Minnesota, Matthew Radenbaugh of St. James, Minnesota and Chad and Annmarie Radenbaugh of Roseville, Minnesota; daughter, Amie and  Katie Tito-Radenbaugh of San Jose, California, our AFS daughter, Steffi Von Albert from Paris, France; eight grandchildren, Raquel and Lorena Radenbaugh, Jacob, Molly and Emma Radenbaugh, Callie Radenbaugh and Jackson and Lukas Tito-Radenbaugh;  sister, Judy (Kenneth) Romsdahl of rural St. James, Minnesota; mother-in-law, Marge Hohenstein of Madelia, Minnesota; sister-in-law, Rohanda (Jim) Victorsen of Maple Plain, Minnesota; brother-in-law, Harvey (Diane) Hohenstein of Woodstock, Alabama; two step-sisters, Shirley Ann Hill of Alamogordo, New Mexico and Delores Sprague of Washington; nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.