| From the Streator Daily Times-Press, 6/12/2002:
Olive Madden
1911-2002
Olive A. Madden, 91, of 606 E. Morrell
St., died at 7:08 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2002, at St. Mary’s Hospital.
Memorial services will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday at the Central Church of Christ, the Rev. Timothy Hughes
officiating. Music will be provided by organist Cheryl Cinnamon.
Cremation rites have been accorded. Elias
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. at the
church prior to the service.
Born April 24, 1911, in Streator, she was
the daughter of Oliver and Rebecca (Allen) Robinson. She married Ralph
Meyers. He died in 1969. She later married Clinton Madden. He died in 1989.
Surviving are sons, Dale (Nancy) Meyers
of Chana and Robert (Pam) Meyers of Streator; a daughter, Judy Ciaccio
of Oregon, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a son-in-law,
William Dean, Florida.
Preceding her in death were her parents;
a daughter, Joy Dean; a brother, William Robinson; and sisters, Lucille
McDowell and Emily Samson.
She was a licensed practical nurse working
at both St. Mary’s Hospital and William W. Fox Developmental Center, Dwight.
She was formerly a member of the garden
club, a member of the Lily of the Valley Rebekah Lodge 115 and past president
of the Republican Women Club.
She belonged to The Young at Heart organization
and was very active in her church. She was a member of the Central Church
of Christ.
She attended local grade schools and graduated
from Streator High School in 1929 and also attended Illinois Valley Community
College, Oglesby.
Memorials may be directed to her church. |