Nellie (Wambsal) MADSON

WAMBSAL, MADSON, STAFFORD, GLEMMESTEAD, MESECHER, HUDSON, HILL, SUNDE, HELGESON, NELSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 12/9/2014 at 14:01:06

December 3, 1888 --- April 22, 1956

Mrs. Nellie Madson, daughter of Nicoli and Mija Wambsal was born December 3, 1888 in Minneapolis, Minn., and passed away April 22, 1956 in Eagle Grove, Iowa, at the age of 67 years, 4 months and 19 days. When she was 5 years of age the family moved to Rugby, N. D., where she attended school and grew to young womanhood.

In 1910 she and one sister came to Goldfield, Iowa, to make their home. Here she met Hans P. Madson and they were married in Goldfield on February 14, 1911. To this union were born 8 children: Hazel, Harold, Nadean, Ruth, Freda, Nellie, Richard and Phyllis. During this time the family lived in LuVerne, Iowa, and in 1933 moved to Eagle Grove where they established their home.

She was baptized July 22, 1933 and united with the Baptist church. She later became a member of the Church of the Open Bible where she was a loyal and faithful member until her illness prevented her from active service. Mrs. Madson was a very devoted mother and spent all of her time making a fine Christian home for her family. She had no other interests outside of her home and church.

Since the death of her husband "Pete" 11 years ago she had made her home with her daughter Ruth Stafford here in Eagle Grove. She had been in failing health for the past two years and the last year she spent as a bed patient at the Askvig-Crickmore nursing home. She was preceded in death by her husband Hans, her parents three sisters and a grandson.

She is survived by six daughters Hazel (Mrs. Merle Glemmestead) of San Diego, Calif.; Nadean (Mrs. Arthur Mesecher) of Webster City; Ruth (Mrs. Lee Stafford) of Eagle Grove; Nellie (Mrs. Elgin Stafford) of Eagle Grove; Freda (Mrs. Wendell Hudson) of Webster City; Phyllis (Mrs. Harold Hill) of Fort Dodge; and two sons Harold Madson of Eagle Grove and Richard Madson of Clarion, Iowa. She is also survived by 20 grandchildren, one great grandchild, one brother Charles Arthur Wambsal of Auburn, Calif., and 3 sisters: Mrs. Rea Sunde, Minneapolis, Minn., Mrs. Jennel Helgeson of Madison, Wis., and Mrs. Amanada Nelson of Renwick, Iowa. She also leaves many other relatives and a host of friends to mourn her passing.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 p. m. at the Sacquety Funeral Chapel. Rev Lloyd Meyer officiated, interment was in Rose Hill cemetery.

Eagle Grove Eagle - Eagle Grove, Iowa
April 26, 1956

Source: Paul Wilde