Glenice Lorraine Rader

Glenice Lorraine Rader, age 93, passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, June 9, 2025. She was born on September 2, 1931 in Hillsboro, Oregon, to Glenn and Mildred (Maynard) Miller, the oldest of three children. She grew up on a 25-acre family farm on Chehalem Mountain north of Newberg, Oregon, during the depression years. Glenice completed her elementary schooling at Pleasant View School, a one-room school, and then graduated from Newberg High School in the class of 1949. She attended one year at Linfield College. Growing up, Glenice was a tomboy and proud of the fact that she could outrun any of the boys in her school. The family attended a small church on the mountain before becoming members at Newberg Christian Church. She attended Wi-Ne-Ma Christian Camp (Cloverdale, Oregon) with friends when it was newly opened, camping in tents before cabins were built. Wi-Ne-Ma was special to Glenice and she became a camp volunteer when her grandkids attended the camp. Her first job outside of farm work was to sew collars for wool shirts at the shirt factory on North Springbrook Road. Glenice met her husband Niel Rader at a dance in Gaston, Oregon. They married on June 2, 1952 and honeymooned on the Rogue River doing the mailboat tour. They made their home in Newberg. When Niel was working as a mechanic for the bus barn, she rode the train back to Indiana with him to pick up a new school bus and drive it back to Newberg. Maybe that’s when her love of travel began. In 1960 they moved to a small filbert orchard and strawberry farm at the corner of Fernwood and Springbrook Roads. Eventually only farming filberts (hazelnuts), they raised their six kids on this family farm, with Glenice spending 65 of her 93 years living there. As the kids grew older, Glenice worked for the Newberg School District, first doing laundry and then cooking for Edwards Elementary and Renne Jr. High. She retired at Dundee Elementary school after more than 30 years of service. Upon retirement Glenice could travel as she loved to do. She and Niel made a road trip across the country visiting distant relatives, particularly in Montana and Oklahoma. They also traveled to Hawaii, Switzerland, Mexico, and the Panama Canal, among other places. England, Scotland, and France were visited as well. They went on a short-term church mission trip to Mexico together. After Niel’s death she traveled with her sister, friends, and children. She participated in a short-term mission trip to Australia and Honduras. In her later years, she loved taking day trips to the beach and eating all kinds of fresh seafood. Glenice loved to hike. She took grandchildren on hiking trips every summer. She joined the American Hiking Society and traveled with them to repair and build trails in Oregon, Texas, and New Mexico. In 2003 The American Hiking Society honored her as the Oregon Volunteer of the Year. Glenice was an avid sports fan. She watched her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren play in various sports. She cheered on the OSU Beaver football team, baseball team, and the women’s basketball team coached by Scott Rueck, a cousin. The Trailblazers and Mariners had her attention too. Glenice was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Niel, and her brother, Lee Miller. She is survived by her sister, Eva Feldman of Newberg OR; and children Michael Rader (Roxanne) of Newberg OR; Alan Rader (Jean) of Roseburg OR; Linda Shearer (Dean) of Turner OR; Carol Weaver (Paul) of Salem OR; Penny Rader of Newberg OR; and Roger Rader (Traci) of Newberg OR. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. A private graveside service will be held at the Newberg Friends Cemetery on June 19th and will be followed by an open house at Glenice’s home at 3312 E Fernwood Road, Newberg, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Donations in her memory may be made to Wi-Ne-Ma Christian Camp, 5195 Winema Road, Cloverdale, OR 97112.

Glenice Lorraine Rader

September 2, 1931 - June 9, 2025