Maxine Launderville

Maxine Launderville (Max), age 91, passed from this earthly life on Monday, July 10, 2017, at her home surrounded by family. Her strong will to live, unwavering faith in God, the love and prayers of family and friends carried her through her valiant fight with cancer. Funeral Mass will be held Friday, July 14, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Storm Lake. Visitation will take place Thursday, July 13, 2017 from 4-8:00 p.m. with a rosary prayed at 4:30 p.m. and a vigil service at 7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Max was born on May 22, 1926 in Denison, Iowa to Ed and Marie (Sheridan) Madsen. She was the second oldest of ten children and grew up on farms near Havelock and Rembrandt, Iowa. Life was busy and hard work was normal, taking care of siblings, cooking, baking, washing, canning and whatever needed to be done. Sundays were always a day of worship, fried chicken, homemade ice cream and family gatherings on the farm. Max attended high school at Lincoln Lee Country School and graduated on May 10, 1944. Growing up with eight brothers and a sister, she was a bit of a tomboy and loved playing catcher for the school softball team (tough position for a lefty). After graduating from high school she met her sweetheart, Lee Launderville and they were married on June 15, 1948 at St Joseph Catholic Church in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. They resided in Storm Lake where they were blessed with six children, Dennis, Dale, Kevin, Gary, Michelle and Lori. Max was hard working and faithfully cared for her family and friends. She loved to bake chocolate chip cookies, each of her children's favorite pie and angel food cake for every birthday but it was her sour cream chocolate cake and dill pickles that were legendary. Max had a real zest for life and nothing seemed to slow her down. She loved Lawrence Welk and polka music, basketball, traveling the country on bus tours with Lee, playing 500 with the card club, and attending her children's and grandchildren's school and sports events. Max and Lee made a corporate move to Northville, Michigan with Hy-grade. Halfway into retirement, they lived in Carroll for the better part of a decade. These moves provided adventure along the way but eventually they returned back to their roots in Storm Lake. Max is survived by her children, Denny (Carleen) Launderville of Alta, Iowa; Father Dale Launderville O.S.B of Saint John's Abbey of Collegeville, MN; Kevin (Denise) Launderville of Hudson, Iowa; Gary (Sandy) Launderville of Lake Ozark, MO; Michelle (Roger) Nolan of Estero, FL; and Lori Launderville of St. Petersburg, Florida; 20 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren; brothers, Clarence Madsen, Bob Madsen, Melvin Madsen and sister Jean Madsen; and many nieces and nephews; cousins and in-laws. Maxine was preceded in death by her loving husband Lee, her parents Ed and Marie Madsen, brothers: Jerry Madsen, Ed Jr. Madsen, Dale Madsen, and Dick Madsen. Max will always be remembered as a strong, energetic woman with a strong faith in God, fierce love of family, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.

Maxine Launderville

May 22, 1926 - July 10, 2017