Clarence A. Redetzke, 80, died January 3, 2011 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born April 24, 1930 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Leo C. and Cecelia C. (Schauf) Redetzke. He married Martha A. Hawes November 3, 1951 at Fort Smith, Arkansas. She died October 22, 2010. A lifetime Susank and Hoisington resident, Mr. Redetzke was a retired farmer and rancher. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, attaining the rank of corporal. Mr. Redetzke was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Third Degree Knights of Columbus, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7428, and American Legion Post #286, all of Hoisington. Survivors include two sons: Terence Redetzke and wife Pam, Hoisington; and Gregory Redetzke, Hoisington; three daughters: Catherine Kruhm and husband Burt, Littleton, Colorado; Linda Rubio and husband Martin, Hoisington; and Carol Redetzke, Hoisington; one brother, Norman Redetzke, Hoisington; four sisters: Marilyn Redetzke, Hoisington; Jeanne Reilly, Pittsburg, California; Eileen Larkin, Spring, Texas; and Bernie McCay, Colorado Springs, Colorado; eleven grandchildren; and twenty great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers: Maurice Redetzke and Leo "Butch" Redetzke; one sister, Cecelia Monaghan; and one grandson, Zachary Rubio. Vigil service will be at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, followed by a Knights of Columbus Rosary. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Father Dwight Birket will be celebrant. Burial with military rites by Fort Riley Honor Guard will be at St. Catherine Cemetery, Dubuque, Kansas. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the American Heart Association or the Zachary C. Rubio Seminary Burse, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home.