1929
Phyllis
2009
Phyllis Madsen
May 7, 1929 — April 12, 2009
Phyllis Madsen, age 79, of Atwater, died Sunday, April 12, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park after a short battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, April 17, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be in the Lake Lillian Community Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Thursday at the Atwater Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Phyllis Darlene Madsen was born on May 7, 1929, in Lake Elizabeth Township, Kandiyohi County, near Lake Lillian, Minnesota, the daughter of Hannah C. (Hanson) and J. August Carlson. She grew up in that area, attended district 43 rural school and graduated from Atwater High School in 1946. Phyllis continued her education and attended Teachers Training in Litchfield and taught school for one year. She then attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Golden Valley for one year before returning to teach in Kandiyohi County rural schools until 1958. On June 19, 1953, she married Wayne L. Madsen in Lake Lillian. They made their home in Lake Lillian and in 1955 moved to Atwater. She was an active member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she was involved in Sunday School, quilting, Ladies Aid and in Uffda Days. She loved being with family and friends and enjoyed sewing and growing flowers in her garden.
Phyllis is survived by her husband, Wayne of Atwater, one son, Dean (and Lori) Madsen of San Jose, California and one daughter, Mary (and Douglas) Butenhoff of Barnesville. Also surviving are six grandchildren, two brothers; Earl Carlson of Brooklyn Center and Alton (and Elizabeth) Carlson of Willmar and one sister, Clarice (and Paul) Nasby of Jackson, besides other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, infant daughter (Jean Marie in 1957), two brothers (Newell and Orville Carlson) and one sister (Alice Riedel).
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, April 17, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be in the Lake Lillian Community Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Thursday at the Atwater Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Phyllis Darlene Madsen was born on May 7, 1929, in Lake Elizabeth Township, Kandiyohi County, near Lake Lillian, Minnesota, the daughter of Hannah C. (Hanson) and J. August Carlson. She grew up in that area, attended district 43 rural school and graduated from Atwater High School in 1946. Phyllis continued her education and attended Teachers Training in Litchfield and taught school for one year. She then attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Golden Valley for one year before returning to teach in Kandiyohi County rural schools until 1958. On June 19, 1953, she married Wayne L. Madsen in Lake Lillian. They made their home in Lake Lillian and in 1955 moved to Atwater. She was an active member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she was involved in Sunday School, quilting, Ladies Aid and in Uffda Days. She loved being with family and friends and enjoyed sewing and growing flowers in her garden.
Phyllis is survived by her husband, Wayne of Atwater, one son, Dean (and Lori) Madsen of San Jose, California and one daughter, Mary (and Douglas) Butenhoff of Barnesville. Also surviving are six grandchildren, two brothers; Earl Carlson of Brooklyn Center and Alton (and Elizabeth) Carlson of Willmar and one sister, Clarice (and Paul) Nasby of Jackson, besides other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, infant daughter (Jean Marie in 1957), two brothers (Newell and Orville Carlson) and one sister (Alice Riedel).
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