Madeleine Lavon SHOCKLEY

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• Census: 1950, Living with husband in Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois

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Madeleine L. Slauson, 88, a resident of St. Anthony's Continuing Care Center, died Saturday, May 22, 1999, at Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island.

Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Esterdahl Mortuary Ltd., Moline. Burial is in National Cemetery, Rock Island.

Visitation is 9 a.m. to service time Tuesday. Memorials may be made to Hope United Church of Christ.

The former Madeleine Shockley was born April 5, 1911, in Lafayette, Ill., the daughter of Ross and Olive Pearl Shockley. She married Kenneth C. Slauson Sept. 6, 1947, in Moline. He preceded her in death Dec. 8, 1988.

She worked for four years for Malcolm Jeweler in Moline and later for Moline American Legion Post 246 as a bookkeeper.

She was a member of Hope United Church of Christ, a charter member of Moline American Legion Post 246 Auxiliary Club and volunteered for the American Red Cross for 11 years during the 1970s. She enjoyed square dancing and was a member of the Promenade Square Dance Club.

Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Leona and James Swank, Muscatine; a nephew, Tim Swank, Andalusia; and a great-niece, Alethea Swank, Andalusia.
(Rock Island Argus, May 24, 1999)

Madeleine married Kenneth Charles SLAUSON on 6 Sep 1947 in Moline, Illinois. Kenneth (son of Louis Eugene SLAUSON and Amy Blanch CHAPLIN) was born on 5 Aug 1909 in Merricourt, North Dakota; died on 8 Dec 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]