Margaret Lucille Rademacher, nee Weier, age 89, the sixth of ten children born on the Pingsterhaus farm between Germantown and Breese on August 20, 1933, passed away October 30, 2022 at Trenton Village in Trenton, Ill.

Marge grew up in Germantown, Ill., and met her future husband at a picnic; she and Joe married July 7, 1953 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Germantown. Marge worked various jobs, but especially enjoyed her many years as a receptionist at Meredith Memorial Home, downtown Belleville, from where she retired. She was a charter member at St. Nicholas Church in O'Fallon, where she volunteered and participated in many activities, including St. Vincent de Paul, Yesterday's Kids and serving Funeral Luncheons. She enjoyed playing pinochle and traveling with Joe and her close friends from the church parish. For the past 2 years, Marge enjoyed her time at Trenton Village, where she made friends and enjoyed and appreciated the staff. The family is grateful to Trenton Village and Hospice of Southern Illinois for their kindness shown to Marge and the compassion extended to her family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, who died March 30, 2018; parents Fred and Eleanor, nee Schleper, Weier; her siblings Clarence Weier, Edwin (Grace) Weier, Wilbert Weier, Alfred Weier, Helen Weier, Sister Lenora (Alice) Weier, Delores (George) Brauer, and Fred Weier, Jr.; and grandchildren Brandon and Grace Rademacher and Michael Wellen.

Surviving are her children Joe (Tammy) Rademacher of O'Fallon, Kevin (Linda) Rademacher of O'Fallon, Diane (Jim) Wellen of Aviston, Donna (Joe) Buchheit of O'Fallon, Mo., and Debbie (Manny) Ruiz of San Antonio; sister Marie (Henry) Wesselmann of Germantown; 13 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren, plus one on the way.

Memorial donations are suggested to St. Nicholas Catholic church, St. Vincent de Paul Society, or in the form of Masses.

Visitation: 4 – 8 pm, Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 625 St. Nicholas Dr., O'Fallon, and from 9:30 – 10:15 am, Thursday, November 10,  2022 at the church. Yesterday's Kids will conduct a walk-through at 9:45 am, Thursday at the church.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am, Thursday, November 10, 2022 at the church, with  Msgr. William J. Hitpas presiding, and Rev. James Deiters & Rev. Thomas Lugge concelebrating. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Shiloh, Ill.