Christian Melvin Madson, 78, who lived with his son in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Kunz, 518 N. Fifth St., Manitowoc, died Thursday evening at the Holy Family Hospital in Manitowoc after a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be conducted at the chapel of the Frazier Mortuary in Manitowoc at 2 p.m. Saturday by the Rev. M.O. Dale of the Gjerpen Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the Gjerpen Cemetery.
Madson was born July 5, 1874, in the town of Cato, and farmer until his retirement eight years ago.
He was married in 1901 to the former Marie Halverson, who preceded him in death 50 years ago.
For the past three years Madson has been residing with his daughter.
Survivors are the daughter, six sisters, Mrs. Belle Nelson of Cato, Mrs. Hannah Knutson of Valders, Mrs. A.C. Thompson of Gilman, Wis., Mrs. Alma Christenson and Miss Laura Madson of Valders, two brothers, Alfred Madson of Cato and the Rev. N.A. Madson of Mankato, Minn., and one grandchild.
Madson served the town of Cato as town treasurer and town assessor, and was on the county jury commission for 20 years. Friends may call at the mortuary after 7 p.m. Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 26, 1953 P. 17
Christian Melvin Madson, 78, who lived with his son in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Kunz, 518 N. Fifth St., Manitowoc, died Thursday evening at the Holy Family Hospital in Manitowoc after a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be conducted at the chapel of the Frazier Mortuary in Manitowoc at 2 p.m. Saturday by the Rev. M.O. Dale of the Gjerpen Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the Gjerpen Cemetery.
Madson was born July 5, 1874, in the town of Cato, and farmer until his retirement eight years ago.
He was married in 1901 to the former Marie Halverson, who preceded him in death 50 years ago.
For the past three years Madson has been residing with his daughter.
Survivors are the daughter, six sisters, Mrs. Belle Nelson of Cato, Mrs. Hannah Knutson of Valders, Mrs. A.C. Thompson of Gilman, Wis., Mrs. Alma Christenson and Miss Laura Madson of Valders, two brothers, Alfred Madson of Cato and the Rev. N.A. Madson of Mankato, Minn., and one grandchild.
Madson served the town of Cato as town treasurer and town assessor, and was on the county jury commission for 20 years. Friends may call at the mortuary after 7 p.m. Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 26, 1953 P. 17
Family Members
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Jacob Madson
1872–1904
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Belle Mathilde Madson Nelson
1873–1955
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Alfred Martin Madson
1876–1958
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Emma Marie Madson Thompson
1878–1958
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Hannah Marianne Madson Knutson
1879–1969
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Orbina Madson Anderson
1881–1931
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Hover Andreas Madson
1883–1896
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Ludvig Norman "Norman" Madson
1884–1884
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Laura C Madson
1885–1955
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Rev Norman A Madson Sr
1886–1962
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Alma Martina Madson Christenson
1888–1979
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Jennie E Madson
1890–1968
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Esther Gertude Madson
1894–1894
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