Verna Madden

Verna Madden of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Winter Haven Hospital.

She was born August 20, 1928 in Buckley, IL to the late John Henry & Frieda Rust; she came here from Milwaukee, WI 20 years ago. She was a member of the Lake Wales Lutheran Church, a great homemaker and seamstress and was very creative. She enjoyed gardening and sewing.

Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Dick Madden; two daughters, Bonnie Kae & Edward Tekampe of Valrico and Sandra Gail & Frank Nagle of Milton; two sisters, Dorothy Karr of Cissna Park, IL and Marlene Deerwester of Terre Haute, IN; two brothers, Wayne Rust and Earl Rust both of Illinois; and three grandchildren, Edward Jr, Andrew and Stephanie.

Memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Lake Wales Lutheran Church (640 South Scenic Highway, Lake Wales) with Dr. John Glamann. A reception will follow the service at the Fellowship Hall.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Lake Wales Care Center (140 East Park Avenue, Lake Wales, FL 33853).