MADLYN G. HUDSON, age 99, of Worthington, MN; formerly of Iowa City, IA; died Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born on June 29, 1913 in Minneapolis to Henry and Elizabeth (DeVille) Osterfeld. Madlyn graduated from Edison High School in Minneapolis in 1931 and then took business classes. After her schooling she lived in Des Moines and Omaha.
Madlyn was united in marriage on New Years Eve of 1936 to Dorovan H. Hudson in Omaha, NE. They moved to Iowa City, IA in 1943 where they made their home. She was a secretary at Hoover Elementary Grade School for many years. In 1995, Madlyn moved to Worthington to be closer to her family.
She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Iowa City and was a charter member of the Mercy Hospital Guild and a volunteer at Mercy Hospital. She was also a member of Iowa City Women's Club and the Hoover School Retirees Group. She enjoyed sewing, playing bridge, and spoiling her three grandchildren.
Madlyn is survived by her two children, Nancie (Paul) Larson, Worthington and Robert (Ellie) Hudson, Apple Valley, MN; three grandchildren, Brian Larson, Las Vegas, NV; James Larson, Cedar Rapids, IA; and Sarah Hudson, Chicago, IL;  two sisters, Sister Jeron Osterfeld, O.S.B. of St. Paul and Donna Majerus of Tacoma, WA; and nieces and nephews
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dorr in March of 1962, and brothers, Marvin and Harold Osterfeld and a sister Geraldine Jennings.
Memorials are preferred to the Mercy Hospital Foundation in Iowa City, IA.
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