Madelyn Ann (Christensen) PEGG

CHRISTENSEN, PEGG, MUNDT, JENNINGS, WYNNE, HODGE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:58

July 28, 1944 ----- June 20, 2018

Las Vegas, NV - Madelyn Ann (Chris) Christensen Pegg, age 73, of Las Vegas, Nevada (formerly of Rowan, Iowa) died June 20, 2018 at home with her family by her side. Madelyn was born July 28, 1944 to Romayne (Archie) and Joyce (Mundt) Christensen. She grew up on a farm in rural Paton, Iowa and graduated from Paton Consolidated School in 1962. She was united in marriage to Curtis L. Pegg on May 10, 1964 in Jefferson, Iowa. Madelyn was a compassionate special education teacher in Clarion, Iowa and found her teaching home with the Homebound program in Las Vegas, Nevada. After retirement, Madelyn enjoyed spending summers in Iowa and Colorado with family and friends, relaxing with her cats, golfing, camping, completing jigsaw puzzles and instigating many home improvement projects.

Madelyn is survived by a son Mark (Sue Ellen) Pegg, Ceresco, Nebraska; daughter, Cindy Jennings, San Diego, California; sisters Nicky Wynne, West Des Moines, Iowa, Jean Hodge, Lancaster, California and brother Carl Christensen, Paton, Iowa; nieces; nephews; and numerous friends. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years and her parents.

Memorials can be sent to: Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah 84741-5000 in memory of Madelyn "Chris" Pegg. No formal service planned.

Des Moines Register ---Des Moines, Iowa
July 8, 2018