Gene E. (Cowing) Radmacher September 1, 1924 - October 7, 2015

Gene was born September 1, 1924 in Troutdale and passed into the loving arms of her Savior on October 7, 2015. She was 91 years old.

Gene lived in Portland most of her life before moving to Sisters in May of 2014 to be near both her children.

Gene served in the Civil Air Patrol for two years. She worked as a bank teller in both Gresham and Portland for about three years. But it was in Gresham that her brother-in-law introduced her to Bob Radmacher. She and Bob were married six months later on August 18, 1945.

With the arrival of their first child, in May of 1948, Gene became a full-time homemaker, in which she greatly excelled in hostessing, cooking, baking and especially caring for her family.

Gene loved her Lord first, Bob and her children next, and finally others. She was a longtime member of Hinson Memorial Baptist Church in Portland where she taught sixth-grade Sunday school for 20 years before retiring to attend her age class. When she moved to Sisters, she transferred her membership to Sisters Community Church.

She loved attending and supporting every sporting event her children participated in, be it football, gymnastics, wrestling or cheerleading - and even musical events.

Gene loved Tolle and primitive art painting, of which she took 40+ years of classes becoming quite proficient and accomplished.

Gene also loved to travel. Going back to the sixth grade, she determined she would one day see the Taj Mahal, which she eventually did in 2009, plus 56 other countries, some numerous times.

We will miss you Mom, but we take much comfort in knowing you are with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ... as II Corinthians says, "absent from the body [is] to be present with the Lord" ... to which we all say a hearty "Amen!"

She is survived by her daughter and son-in law, Vickie Lynne and Jim Kraft of Sisters; and by her son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Barby Radmacher, also of Sisters; by her five grandchildren, Wendy Kraft, David Kraft, Matthew Radmacher, Tiffany Carlson and Nathanael Radmacher; 16 great-grandchildren and sister Adeline Hays of Tacoma, Washington. Gene was preceded in death by her loving husband, Bob, to whom she was married for 57 years before he went home to be with the Lord Jesus.

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