13 things about Wayland, Michigan’s Michael Radimak

Michael Andrew Radimak was a Czech-American man from Wayland, Allegan County, Michigan, United States. The city is home to OpenRoad Brewery, which brews a variety of craft beers.

BIOGRAPHY

Michael was a father of eight. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was born in Kostolná pri Dunaji, Senec, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia to Jozef Radimák and Maria Sztankovics.
2. On April 14, 1912, he and Mary Ann Suchovsky Radimak got married in Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA.
3. In 1914, Mary Ann gave birth to their son Frank Radimak.
4. In 1916, Mary Ann gave birth to their son Stephen J. Radimak.
5. In 1918, Mary Ann gave birth to their son Joseph B. Radimak.
6. In 1919, Mary Ann gave birth to their son Edward Gerald Radimak.
7. In 1922, Mary Ann gave birth to their daughter Irene Radimak.
8. On March 14, 1923, his daughter Irene died in Wayland. She was 11 months old.
9. In 1925, Mary Ann gave birth to their son Jerry Richard Radimak.
10. In 1927, Mary Ann gave birth to their daughter Hilda Radimak.
11. In 1929, Mary Ann gave birth to their son Marvin J. Radimak.
12. On February 6, 1947, he turned 60.
13. On November 29, 1947, he died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.

Michael’s great-grandson Nathaniel Radimak was born in Rome, Oneida County, New York, USA on September 30, 1986. Nathaniel was sentenced to 5 years in prison on September 18, 2023 for allegedly attacking 12 people in their vehicles but was freed on parole from state prison on August 28, 2024.

Rome was converted from being a town into a city on February 23, 1870. The city is around 580 miles away from Wayland.