Roy Thomas Rader, May 01, 1939 — May 16, 2019

Roy Thomas Rader (Fortville, Indiana, IN) May 01, 1939 May 16, 2019 Death notice, Obituaries, Necrology
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NEW PALESTINE – Roy “Thomas” Rader, age 80, of New Palestine, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Golden Living Center – Brandywine. He was born in Indianapolis on May 1, 1939 to John Rader and Martha A. (Gummere) Poppaw. He graduated from Thomas Carr Howe High School in 1957 and received his Associate’s in statistics from IUPUI.

Tom married Mary “Rosalie” (Andrews) on June 19, 1960 in Indianapolis. He worked for International Harvester – Navistar as a processing engineer for over 20 years retiring in 1991. Tom most recently worked for Global Gear in Illinois.

He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Indianapolis. He was an Eagle Scout and participated in Indian Guides. Tom liked fishing, boating, golfing, and bowling.

He also loved to travel and going on family vacations every summer to Florida and The Smoky Mountains and just spending time with his family. Tom is survived by his children, Keith (Michele) Rader of Wanamaker, Beth (Brian) Burkhardt of Greenfield, and Scott (Theresa) Rader of Indianapolis; son-in-law, John Gilliland of Fishers; 14 grandchildren and a growing number of great-grandchildren; and four siblings, Mary Lou (Jim) Dower of Frostproof, Florida, Kay (Chuck) Harsin of Cumberland, Indiana, Jerry Rader of Greenfield, and Patty Eckert of Greenville, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; daughter, Amy Lynne Gilliland; and an infant brother.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Erlewein Mortuary & Crematory, 1484 W. US Hwy. 40, Greenfield, IN 46140. A funeral service will take place immediately following the visitation at 4:00 p.m. A private burial will be held at a later date at Washington Park East Cemetery in Indianapolis.

Memorial contributions may be made by mail to Calvary Baptist Church, 3255 N German Church Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46235 or American Heart Association, 208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604. Envelopes will be available at the mortuary. Friends may share a memory or a condolence at www.

erleweinmortuary.com.

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death notice Roy Thomas Rader May 01, 1939 — May 16, 2019

obituary notice Roy Thomas Rader May 01, 1939 — May 16, 2019

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