Virginia Ruth Rader's Obituary
A Celebration of Life Service for Virginia Ruth Rader, 87 of Newark will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 4, 2017 at First United Methodist Church, 88 N. Fifth Street, Newark with Rev. Barbara Sholis and Rev. Steve Rath officiating. Burial will be in Shauk Cemetery, Johnsville.
Virginia died Sunday, February 26, 2017 at SharonBrooke, Newark. She was born February 19, 1930 in East Liverpool to the late Ernest and Alberta (Shay) Gooding.
A 1947 graduate of Crafton High School in Pittsburgh, PA, she worked as a secretary for 2 years at American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp in Pittsburgh. She graduated from Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing in 1952; attended Asbury College, Wilmore, KY from 1952-53 where she met her husband, Rev. Charles A. Rader. She worked as a Registered Nurse in Lexington, KY, Van Wert, OH and Sidney, OH. Virginia was privileged to be in partnership with her husband in his 41 years of full-time pastoral ministry in various churches in the West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church. After her husband retired in 1997 from Neal Avenue United Methodist Church she continued to serve alongside him for 10 additional years of ministry when he was part-time Visitation Pastor at First United Methodist Church, Newark. Virginia and Charles moved to SharonBrooke in 2015. She enjoyed writing, reading and gardening. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Newark.
Survivors include her loving husband, Rev. Charles A. Rader, whom she married June 6, 1953; children, Karen Rader of Springfield, OH, David (Rebecca) Rader of Gahanna, OH, Cheryl Carter of Piqua, OH and James Brian (Patricia) Rader of Newark, OH; grandchildren, Keith Rader, Megan Rader, Matthew Rader, Emily Rader and Joy Rader; a brother, Robert (Nola) Gooding; sisters in-law, Miriam Rader, Sandra Rader; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son in-law, Wendell Carter; five brothers in-law and five sisters in-law.
Friends and family may visit 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 3, 2017 at VENSIL & CHUTE FUNERAL HOME, 1850 W. Main St., Newark; and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, 88 N. Fifth St., P.O. Box 729, Newark, OH 43058-0729.
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