Janet Rediker Obituary

Janet A. Rediker, 88, Topeka, Kansas and formerly of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at Midland Hospice, Topeka. She was born in Emporia, Kansas on March 10, 1936, the daughter of Morris Murdock and Bertha Alice (Anderson) Bond. She grew up in the Plymouth Community west of Emporia. Janet married Gerald A. Rediker on June 3, 1956 at the First Methodist Church, Emporia. He survives. She is also survived by daughter, Karen (Bruce) Flanders, Lawrence; son, Mark (Cassandra) Rediker, Roseburg, Oregon; grandchildren, Kelly Flanders and Kevin (Miranda) Flanders and great-grandchildren, John and Ivella Flanders. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Edgar Bond.

She was a graduate of Emporia High School (1953), received her B.S. in Education from Kansas State Teachers College (1958), and her M.S. in Home Economics from Kansas State University (1981). She was a Home Economics Instructor at Council Grove in 1963, then Physical Education Coordinator there 1964 to 1966, Morris County Extension Home Economist 1966 to 1976, then Lyon County Extension Home Economist 1976 to 1995. She retired in 1995.

She was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia, and attended Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Topeka. In 1974, she received the Florence Hall award as one of six Home Economists nationally recognized for county programs. She served as President of Kansas Home Extension Economists, received the Distinguished Service award from USDA in 1976, the Emporia State University Home Economics Alumni Award in 1980, and the Emporia Business and Community Woman of the Year Award in 1983.

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 2:30 P.M. at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 1101 Neosho St., Emporia, Kansas, officiated by Pastor Norbert Tegtmeier. Private family interment at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia at a separate time.

Memorials have been established to Rock Springs 4-H Ranch or the Messiah Lutheran Church (Emporia), sent in care of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, PO Box 175, Emporia, Kansas, 66801, which is in charge of arrangements.