John Radomsky

Radomsky, John Age 87, a resident of Nokomis Square Cooperative, died on Saturday, December 17, 2016, at the Minnesota Veterans Home of Minneapolis. The eldest of three children, he was born on September 2, 1929, to the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Yasovsky) Radomsky, Sr., of Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania. He studied mining-engineering at Penn State University, graduating in 1951. On August 30, 1952, he and Marie Shufran of Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, were married. He was in the US army during the Korean War, after which he embarked on a varied career as a businessman and entrepreneur. Between 1953 and 1972, Mr. Radomsky worked in the sales and marketing division of Caterpillar Tractor in Peoria. In 1966-67, he was awarded a corporate Sloan Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a master’s in marketing. Between 1972 and 1980, he was a vice president of the Koehring Corporation, a crane manufacturer, in Milwaukee. Throughout his career, he traveled widely, with many trips to Europe, Asia, South America, and the Middle East. After 1980, he owned a trenching business in Austin, Texas, and helped develop some of the earliest asphalt-recycling machinery. A man of considerable scientific ability, Mr. Radomsky worked as a consultant to innovative technologies in his retirement years. In 1990, he moved back to his native Pennsylvania, where he and his wife cared for their aging relatives and lived happily until relocating to Minneapolis for health reasons in 2013. Born into the orthodox Christian faith, in adulthood Mr. Radomsky was an active Episcopalian, serving on the vestries of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Peoria, All Saints Cathedral in Milwaukee, and St. Paul’s Church in Philipsburg, PA. Soulful and energetic, he was an avid wine collector, chef, gardener, and Oriental-rug fancier. He was a devoted and much beloved son, husband, and father. Mr. Radomsky is survived by his wife, Marie; a brother, William; four children, Lisa, Mark, Susan (Mrs. Robert L. Barsy), and Mary (Mrs. Miguel Gaytan); and six grandchildren, Cynthia Weiler, Julia Weiler, Austin Radomsky, Briana Radomsky, Alicia Gaytan, and Elias Gaytan. In addition to his parents, a brother, Joseph Radomsky, Jr., preceded him in death. A visitation was held on December 20 at the Washburn-McReavy Nokomis Park Chapel in Minneapolis. Mr. Radomsky’s ashes will be interred in the Episcopal Cemetery in Hawk Run, Pennsylvania, following funeral rites at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in nearby Philipsburg; the date to be announced. Memorial donations may be made in lieu of flowers to St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 406 E. Presqueisle Street, Philipsburg, PA, 16866.

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John Radomsky

December 17, 2016

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