Shaw, Madge Lucille 1920-2013

SHAW, ZIMMERMAN, RUEDEBUSCH, TREACHLER, GARWOOD, FISCHER, SMITH

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Date: 2/24/2014 at 19:07:13

Madge Lucille Shaw

Madge Lucille Shaw, 92, of Colfax, died on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, in Colfax. Funeral services were January 12 at Bethel Baptist Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.

Madge was born on March 22, 1920, in Aurora, Brookings county, South Dakota, the daughter of Herman and Caroline (Zimmerman) Ruedebusch. Madge grew up on a farm near Elkton, SD, during the Depression Years. In 1937 she graduated from Aurora High School. She attended St. Paul Bible Institute, St. Paul, MN from 1943 until 1946. After graduation, Madge returned home, teaching D.V.B.S. in Elkton, Aurora, Bushnell and White, SD.

On June 8, 1955, she and Charles Arthur Shaw were united in marriage at the Mission. Madge loved working in God’s good earth, enjoyed gardening, canning and sharing the over abundance with neighbors and friends. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Brookings for 36 years and then First Baptist Church in Colfax, a member of the Gideon’s and Disabled American Veterans Auxiliaries in Brookings County, SD. They moved to Colfax in 1992.

Madge is survived by her son Dale (Lois) Shaw of Louisville, KY; her brother-in-law Stephen (Dorothy) Shaw of Hopkins, MN; sisters-in-law Mary Shaw of Bloomington, MN, Arlene Shaw of Hopkins, MN, Martin Jr. (Denise) Shaw of Singapore; nieces Karen (Michael) Treachler of Mankato, MN, Susan (Jeff) Garwood of Roseville, MN, Barbara (Scott) Fischer of Stewartville, MN and Kathleen (Dave) Smith of Sioux Falls, SD.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband Charles on December 24, 1995, and infant sister Vernice and her step-mother Lucille. ~ Newspaper unknown, possibly The Des Moines Register or the Newton (IA) Daily News, Thurs 17 Jan 2013.