Ronald Lee “Ronnie” Madsen, 56 Of Tekamah, formerly of Red Oak, IA

RONALD LEE “RONNIE” MADSEN, 56 years, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at the Golden Living Center in Tekamah, Nebraska, following a lengthy illness.

Ronnie was born July 3, 1957, in Storm Lake, Iowa, the second of five children of Franklin and Betty (Kaufman) Madsen.

Ron lived his entire childhood in Iowa and attended school at West Harrison and West Monona. As a young man he was employed as a mechanic by Heisterkamp Equipment Company in Onawa, Iowa. He later moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he learned the trade of welding and was employed by American Hydraulics. In 2012, Ron moved to Red Oak, Iowa, where he lived and worked until his health failed at which time he became a resident of Tekamah Golden Living Center.

Ron enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and hunting mushrooms. The only thing he enjoyed more that hunting mushrooms was eating them.

Ron was a baptized and confirmed member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lyons.

He was preceded in death by his parents and younger sister, Mary Ann Madsen.

He is survived by two children, daughter, Lori  and son, Ronald of Omaha; six grandchildren; two brothers, Gene Madsen of Lyons, Bobby Madsen of Promise City, Iowa; sister and brother-in-law, Marie and Calvin Swanson of Lyons; seven nephews, two nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: Tuesday, April 29, 2014, 10:00 a.m., St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lyons.

VISITATION: Tuesday one hour prior to the service at the church.

BURIAL: Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. Ingemann Cemetery, Moorhead, Iowa

MEMORIALS: To the Family or Donor’s Choice

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