Helga R. Radtke

Helga R. Radtke, 63, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at Union Hospital in Dover.A daughter of the late Kurt and Gertrud Matthies Kiewaldt, Helga was born June 8, 1942 in Berlin, Germany. Her parent’s died when she was six and she was raised by foster parents, Walter and Emmie Kaatz Plautz.Helga emigrated to the United States in 1963. She was a very strong person who lovingly raised five children and was deeply committed to her grandchildren.She was a registered nurse and worked for many years in the office of Dr. Ceramella. She also had degrees in criminal justice and child psychology from Kent State University.Helga was Lutheran by faith and had been a member of the former New Philadelphia Moose.She is survived by daughters, Tracy Senter, Amy (Dan) Serban, Kelly Radtke and her friend Russell Greene, and Chris Radtke and friend Roosevelt Wilson, all of New Philadelphia; son, Michael Radtke and his friend Suzanne Wood, of New Philadelphia; grandchildren, Alexandra and Danielle Serban, Hannah, Heidi and Halle Radtke, Victoria Hoopingarner, Chelsie Little, Jasmine and Dorian Wilson and Baylee Radtke.She was preceded in death by her parents; her foster parents; a brother, Herbert Kiewadt and her pet Shitzu, Ozzie.Visitation will be Friday December 30, 2005 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory, in New Philadelphia. A service will be conducted By hospice chaplain Rick Brinsley, on Saturday, December 31st, at 10:00 a.m in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in East Avenue Cemetery in New Philadelphia. Memorial contributions in memory of Helga may be made to Hospice of Tuscarawas Co., 201 W. Third St. Dover, Oh. 44622