Harriet Leona QUALE

1922 - 2017  (94 years)

• Name	Harriet Leona QUALE
  Birth	2 Dec 1922	Swift County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Apr 2017	Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
  Burial	Clover Leaf Cemetery, Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
  Notes	Harriet “Leona” Madison, beloved mother and grandmother, age 94, of Willmar, died Tuesday, April 26, 2017, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar. Leona was born on December 2, 1922, in Swift County, Minnesota, the daughter of Edward and Minnie (Skansberg) Quale. She graduated from Murdock High School and received her teaching certificate from St. Cloud Teachers College. She taught school in Kandiyohi County for 5 years. She was united in marriage to Ray Madison on April 25, 1947, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. The couple lived in Chicago and Fargo before returning to Willmar in 1948. Leona worked as a secretary for the Willmar Junior High School, C.M. Klienhuizen Dentistry in Willmar and worked as a secretary/bookkeeper for the Christian Nursing Home in Willmar for 18 years. Ray passed away on June 22, 2012. Leona was baptized and confirmed in the Christian Faith. She was an active member at Calvary Lutheran Church serving for many years as a Sunday School Teacher, and with Ladies Aid and Circle. She is survived by her daughter, Lori Madison-Smith (and special friend Charles Drewry); grandson, Stephen (and Melissa) Smith; three great-grandsons: Christian, Evan, and David; sisters-in-law Guida Quale and Nadine Carlson;; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. In addition to her husband, Ray, she was preceded in death by five brothers (two in infancy).
  Person ID	I18234	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Edward A QUALE,   b. 20 Aug 1886, Minnesota d. 2 Aug 1977, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Minnie SKANSBERG,   b. 1 Nov 1888   d. 13 Jan 1959, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1910	Swift County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F8219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ray Clifford MADISON   d. 22 Jun 2012, Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
  Marriage	25 Apr 1947	Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F13238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2024