Alice Madson

Alice Madson, 85, of Lake Park, MN, died peacefully on Friday, June 27, 2008, with her family at her side, in Innovis Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Alice was born October 4, 1922, in Cormorant Township, near Lake Park, Minnesota, to Jentoft and Lillian Olson Larson. She grew up and attended school there. She lived with her family for a brief time in VanPort, OR. Alice married J. Donald Madson on September 18, 1946, in Lake Park, Minnesota. Following their marriage they farmed near Lake Park. They moved in to Lake Park in 1982. He died on July 22, 1996. Alice was a long time active member of Lake Park Lutheran Church, where she was a quilter. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxilliary in Lake Park, and the Lake Park Seniors Club. Alice is survived by three sons, Gary Susan Madson, Lake Park, MN, John Mary Lu Madson, Lake Park, MN, and Glen Pam Madson, Lake Park, MN; one daughter, Jean Eldon Griffin, Coon Rapids, MN; two brothers, Walter EuDell Larson, Hawley, MN, and Charles Bernie Larson, Lake Park, MN; one sister, Leona Norman, Lake Park, MN; 9 grandchildren & 17 great-grandchildren. Alice was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald; one son, Bruce Madson; two brothers, Albert Larson & Ernest Larson.Alice's family is grateful for the care and compassion shown her at Innovis Hospital in Fargo.