Patsy "Pat" Christine Rademacher

She was born February 20, 1931 to Walter Harvey Martin and Ester Pearl Martin in Indian Creek, Texas. She was raised a country girl in Brownwood, Texas.

She married the love of her life Harold (Buff) Rademacher on October 26, 1952. They have two children, Linda Orellana of College Grove, Tennessee and Bill Rademacher of Houston, Texas.

Pat was an Air Force bride for the first 23 years of their marriage and lived all over the United States and Germany. They retired from the Air Force in Austin, Texas. While living in Austin, Pat owned and operated La Belle Femme Health Spa for many years and then worked at Texas Commerce Bank where she became a loan officer. She often said her joy in life was her family. Pat and Buff were very active in Park Hills Baptist Church where they taught Sunday school for many years to four-year olds. She became a surrogate grandmother to many of the children at Park Hills. In 2012, Pat and Buff left their beloved Austin and moved to Houston to be closer to grandkids.

Pat was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years in 2019. She is survived by daughter Linda Orellana and her husband Bill; son Bill Rademacher and his wife Shannon; grandchildren Kristi Barker and husband Dennis; Karee Nasser and husband Mitch; Sarah Johnson and husband Jonathan; John Anthony Hosch; Nina Hosch; great-grandchildren Nicholas Barker, Will Barker and Eliza Johnson.

There will be a family visitation at Earthman Funeral Directors at 8303 Katy Freeway, Houston Texas on Wednesday February 19 from 5:00 – 7:00pm. Burial will be at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio on Friday, February 21 at 9:00 am. A celebration of Life service will be held at Park Hills Baptist Church in Austin on Saturday, February 22 at 11:00 am.

She loved us all well and we will miss her dearly.