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Emden-Jeanette Rademaker, 90, of Emden, IL passed away January 1, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington.

Jeanette was born November 25, 1921, in Lincoln, IL, the only child of William and Olga Werth Schroeder of the New Holland and Emden area.

Jeanette was married to Wilson Rademaker also from Emden on March 31, 1945 in the Lutheran Church in New Holland. He preceded her in death August 18, 2003.

She attended the New Holland Schools and Modernistic Beauty School in Springfield, later working at the Lincoln Beauty Shop and the Lincoln State School as a beautician. Jeanette was associated with the Mary Boncher Modeling Agency and did local modeling for a number of years. Later she was a cosmetician and cosmetic buyer for Key Drug.

Early in her adult life, Jeanette served with the American Red Cross and served as chairman of the lay education committee of the Logan County Cancer Society. She was a director with the Logan County Home Bureau. She worked at WEEK television doing commercials. She served on the committee for the Star Dust Ball for the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. Jeanette was a lifelong devout member of the First United Methodist Church of Lincoln. She was a member of the Master Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi of Lincoln.

Jeanette is survived by two daughters, Meta (Michael) Dalton of Evanston, IL and Billie (John) Columbo of Washougal, Washington. There are five grandchildren, Jordan (Bridget) and Jennifer Dalton, Samantha Spencer and Jonquil Columbo-Martinez.

A graveside service and burial of cremains will be Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. at Green Hill Cemetery in San Jose, IL with Rev. Becky Barrow officiating. Local arrangements are by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, Il.