Born ‎3 Sep 1902, died ‎22 Jan 1980 Hampton, Virginia‎, age 77 years

Born ‎18 Jul 1909 Avon Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎17 Apr 1992 Virginia‎, age 82 years, buried Hampton, Virginia, ‎1st marriage to: Lucille Eleanor Hershey, ‎2nd marriage to: Sophia Zagrabski
Rodden was on the birth certificate. Peter was a WW II Veteran.


Son of Peter John Raden & Mary Rooney

Married Lucille E. Hershey

Married Sophie

Children- Carol Raden Vetter & Steven Raden


Daily Press (Newport News, VA) - April 19, 1992

Deceased Name: JOHN P. RADEN

HAMPTON - John Peter Raden, 82, a native of Avon, Minn., and a Peninsula resident for 50 years, died Friday, April 17.

Mr. Raden retired from the Hampton Veterans Administration Medical Center after 30 years. He was a World War II veteran, a member of Knights of Columbus Council 511 and a member of Nocturnal Adoration Society.

Survived by his wife, Sophie Raden; a daughter, Mrs. Steven A. Vetter of Norfolk; a son, Richard Raden of Zephyrhills, Fla.; two sisters, Irene Machren of Avon and Lucille Sheik of Waite Park, Minn.; six stepchildren; and four grandchildren.

Wake at 7 p.m. Monday at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home by the Rev. Nicholas Helldorfer.

Visitation following wake until 8 p.m.

Funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church by the Rev. James R. McDonald. Burial in Parklawn Memorial Park.

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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - April 24, 1992

Deceased Name: JOHN P. RADEN

John P. Raden, 82, a retired civil service employee, died April 17, 1992, in his home.

Mr. Raden was born in Avon, Minn. He had retired from the supply building of the Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Survivors include his wife, Sophie Raden; a daughter, Carol S. Vetter of Norfolk; a son, Richard E. Raden of Florida; two sisters, Irene Maehren of Avon and Mrs. George Sheik of St. Cloud, Minn.; and four grandchildren.

Services were held April 21. R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home handled arrangements.

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