MADSON, Phyllis Esther 1930 - 2011

MADSON, SASS, PUTZ, WORKMAN, REITZLER, WOGEN, ERICKSON, SUHR

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 10/28/2017 at 07:52:58

Phyllis Esther Madson, 81, of 2416 N. Shore Dr., Clear Lake, Iowa passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Friday August 26, 2011 at the Boone County Hospital, Boone, Iowa.

A celebration of her life will be 11:00a.m. Friday Sept. 2, 2011 at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, Iowa with Rev. Dean Hess officiating.

Family will greet friends Thursday from 5:00-7:00p.m. at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake and then one hour before the service on Friday at the church. Family suggests memorials to Phyllis Madson Memorial fund.

Phyllis was born Jan. 15, 1930 in Fountain City, Wisconsin the daughter of Harry and Hulda (Sass) Putz. She attended and graduated from Cochrane High School in 1948. She then attended beauty school in Winona, Minnesota, after school she worked in Rochester, Minnesota.

Phyllis married Arden “Bud” Madson August 24, 1952 in Fountain City. They spent many of their married years in Clear Lake, where they raised their four children.

She enjoyed working in her yard and flower gardens, playing MAHJONG, golfing and spending time with her friends. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family.

She and her husband Bud enjoyed spending their winters at Dauphin Island, AL. with their friends.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, the Joy Circle, TTT and she was very involved in the Cancer Support Group which meets at Zion Lutheran Church.

Phyllis is survived by her four children; Michael Madson, Garner, Iowa, James (Paula) Madson, Ames, Iowa, Pati (Mike) Workman, Milford, Iowa and Jon (Shari) Madson, Oakdale, Minnesota; five grandchildren Kayla (Ryan) Reitzler, Lee Summit, Missouri, Kimberly Madson, Muscatine, Iowa, Kyle Madson, Plano, Texas, Cameron Madson and Noah Madson, Ames, Iowa; great-grandchild Rexton Reitzler; two brothers Donald (Dorothy) Putz, Osseo, Wisconsin and Harry (Judy) Putz, Fountain City, Wisconsin; sister Janice (Jon) Wogen, Olivia, Minnesota, Sister-in-law Joanne Erickson, Cincinnati, OH, Brother-in-law, Warren (Annabel) Madson, Bandera, TX, Brother-in-law, Tom Madson and Jackie, Mabel, MN and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bud 2006, brother Darwin Putz and sister Dorothy (Elton) Suhr.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, Iowa 641-357-2193. www.colonialchapels.com