Judith Ann
Radtke
Memorial visitation will be held on Friday, May 9, 2025 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm followed by a memorial service at 4:00pm at HERITAGE FUNERAL HOME 9200 S. 27th St. Oak Creek, WI 53154. Inurnment at a later date at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Judy passed away Friday, May 2, 2025 at the age of 71. She is preceded in death by her husband Richard Radtke, daughter Gloria Radtke and parents Gilbert and Dorothy Reimer. She is survived by her daughter Stephanie (Todd) Barbian. Brother Russell (Barbara) Reimer. Grandson Logan Buchanan and numerous very close friends of the family and friends from college and high school, and various careers/jobs held throughout her lifetime.
Judy loved to do cross-stitch and considered it one of her heartfelt hobbies. She often made projects for fun, projects for display, and projects as gifts for weddings, birthdays, and just because. She briefly owned a cross-stitch focused store in West Allis, Fibers & Frames, where she made many lifelong friends.
She was also an avid reader and always had at least one or two books with her wherever she went and was able to juggle reading multiple books at a time. This love of reading was passed along to both her daughter, Stephanie, and her grandson, Logan.
I believe her greatest joy in life was her family and friends. She was very much a social butterfly and loved to be around people, especially those who could make her laugh. She enjoyed get-togethers that involved food, fun, and laughter.
Her favorite music artists were Billy Joel, The Beatles, and Elvis. She may have been hard of hearing, but that didn’t stop her from enjoying the beat and bopping along to the music.
Judy’s greatest achievement in life was living life to the fullest. Even in her “retirement” she was working part-time, meeting friends for lunches, spending time with her daughter and grandson, making time for game nights with family, and she always had something to do.
She will be forever missed by her friends and family. There will always be a bright and shining star in the night to remind us that she is looking down on us and watching over us every night from now on.
Note: This obituary is the property of Heritage Funeral Homes and is published here with permission from the family. If you are viewing it on any website other than www.heritagefuneral.com, please be aware it has been copied without consent and may not reflect the most accurate or complete information.
Our meeting at age 12 was no accident and will always remain with me. Lifetime friends are hard to find and harder to keep. If the walls could talk, we would both be the talk of the town! LOL
R I P Lady.
I met Judy through my sister during college in the early 1970’s. She became a fast friend of our family; joining us for many parties and gatherings.
Judy had a contagious laugh and was very kind and welcoming to all who crossed her path.
Judy volunteered in the library at Cooper School with me the past 3 years. We developed a strong friendship, she would come up at least once a week. We would eat lunch together switching off days of who would get it and if we didn’t order lunch we’d make peanut butter and jelly and eat those I always had a can of crunchy for her. She would show me her cross stitch projects and made me one with a sun that hangs next to my desk. I think she might know the library better than me. I wish she would have had the chance to meet Rosie she made clothes and gave me Stephanie’s old baby things for her. I miss you Judy, your laugh, company, get it done attitude, you are missed by so many, you helped me so much, it’s going to be so different without you.
Mama,
I miss you every single day. You were my best friend, and Logan’s best friend. We wish you could still be here to see everything that’s going on.
Every time I make dinner, I think about you and how much you would’ve liked it.
I miss being able to talk to you every day and hear your laugh. I know you’re still around, but it’s not the same.
I’m trying my best to take care of myself. I know you would want that for me (us).
I’m sorry things happened the way they did in the end.
I miss you. I love you.
–Your Punkin