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John Dean Radke

January 27, 1961 — September 23, 2021

Memorial Service for John Radke, 60, lifelong Arapaho resident will be held 2:00 P.M., Monday, September 27, 2021 in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel officiated by Dan Day and under the direction of the Kiesau Lee Funeral Home. John Dean Radke was born January 27, 1961 to Julius and Louise (Seigrist) Radke in Clinton, OK and passed away Thursday September 23, 2021 in the Alliance Health Ponca City in Ponca City, OK. John was raised in Arapaho and graduated from Arapaho High School in 1979. He started his working career with Wade Colson Farms; the next 30 years he was employed with Rother Brothers Case Implement Distributors. He most recently worked in the oilfields as a compressor mechanic. He married Debbie Livingston on April 12, 1985 in Arapaho, OK He was an avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, shooting, building and selling guns but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his kids and grandkids. He is preceded in death by his parents, Julius and Louise Radke and Olene Radke and his father in law, Allan Livingston. He is survived by his wife, Debbie, of the home, daughter, Allison Rickey and husband, Tyler, Arapaho; son, Ben Radke and wife, Stephanie, Camargo, OK; three sisters, Anita Merida and husband, Steve, Susan Howard and husband, Barry and Debbie Kerlick and husband, Cecil; brother, James Radke and wife Maureen; step brother, David Dahl and step sister, Sammy Entz and husband, Tim and several other family members including Larry Ratke and wife, Vicki, Arapaho. He is also survived by two grandchildren, Jake and Kennedy Rickey; mother in law, Ivanna Livingston, brother in law, Mike Livingston and sister in law, Donita Folsom and numerous nieces and nephews. The family has requested those wanting to give a memorial contribution may do so to the Southwestern Oklahoma State University C.O.P.S Program (SWOSU COPS Program, C/O SWOSU Foundation, Inc., 100 Campus Drive, Weatherford, OK 76096 or the Oklahoma Game Warden Association (okgamewarden.com) or to a Local Law Enforcement Agency.

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