Thea Marie Radtke

Thea Marie Radtke, passed away peacefully at home, Sunday, August 16, 2015. Thea graduated from Lyman Memorial High School in 1976. In October of 1982, she joined the United States Marine Corp and served as a military police officer. Upon completing her enlistment she returned home and became a DMV CDL inspector and graduated from the Connecticut State Police Academy. She was loved by all who knew her and will be missed by all those whose heart she touched and helped. Thea leaves behind her husband, Kevin Pearl; mother, Marie Radtke Fredrickson; daughter, Desiree Marie and her husband Kenneth Washburn of Ohio; brothers, Thomas Radtke, Eric Fredrickson and his wife Charlene; sister, Mia and Kirk Ginter; stepchildren, Lyssianne and Richard Droven, Dan Williams and Pollyanna, Kevin Pearl Jr.; grandchildren, Electra, Naamah, Elizabeth, Andrew, Lillianna, Hailey, Karalynn; niece, Krystana; grandniece, Jayliana; nephew, Joshua and her longtime friend, Ann Marie St. Peter. She was predeceased by her son, Christopher Bishop; father, Bernard Radtke and her grandparents, Mario and Agnes Petteruti. Calling hours will be on Saturday, August 22, 2015 from 5-7PM at Potter Funeral Home, 456 Jackson St. (Rte 195) in Willimantic, CT. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Christopher Bishop Fund 210 Birch St. Willimantic, CT 06226. For an online memorial guestbook please visit www.potterfuneralhome.com