Magdalene 'Madge' McGuire

Magdalene ‘Madge’ M. McGuire, 92 year old resident of Little Falls, passed away Sunday (March 28) at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 11:30 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Little Falls. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-8 PM and Wednesday from 10:00 AM until the service at the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls. Parish prayers will be Tuesday at 4:45 PM followed by the Christian Mothers rosary at 6:30 PM at the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls. Madge was born August 5, 1917 in Marion, SD to the late Ernest & Mary (Reitmeier) Meehl. She was united in marriage to Gerald ‘Earl’ McGuire on August 6, 1940 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Henderson, MN. The couple moved to Little Falls in 1943 and had resided here since. Madge was a stay at home Mom while her children were young. She later was employed by Montgomery Ward Catalog store in Little Falls, and then at the local J. C. Penny store where she managed the catalog department until her retirement in 1981. Since her retirement, Madge has filled her days with making beautiful quilts for her family and also to sell. She also made many other quilted items that fill the homes of family and friends. Lately she has been hand embroidering dish towels, which she sold or gave away as gifts. Madge was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Little Falls; St. Mary’s Christian Mothers; a life member of the DAV Auxiliary; a life member of the VFW Auxiliary #1112, of which she was a past president. Madge also held many other offices at the local, district and state level of the VFW Auxiliary. She was also a member of St. Gabriel’s Hospital Expansion Board during the 1950’s and after retiring, she became a member of the Cheery Cherry Ladies who volunteered their time sewing items for the hospital. Madge McGuire is survived by her sons, Whitey McGuire of Costa Mesa, CA; Michael (Susan) McGuire of Costa Mesa, CA; Daniel (Abigail) McGuire of Costa Mesa, CA; Dennis (Joan) McGuire of Seattle, WA and Patrick (Rebecca) McGuire of Little Falls, MN; daughters, Colleen (Gerald) Zimmerman of Anoka, MN and Kimberly (John) Rasmussen of Little Falls, MN; son-in-law, Alex Schaffer of Alexandria, MN; 25 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild; brothers, Andrew (Lynne) Schlangen of White Bear Twp. MN and Thomas (Joann) Schlangen of Forest Lake, MN; sisters, Cress Cunningham of Salem, OR; Josephine (Mel) Flatten of Renton, WA; Cele (Ken) McGonagle of Cushing, MN and Sally (Jerry) LaVergne of Sioux Falls, SD; Kathy Hanowski of Little Falls, MN; sister-in-law, Joyce Schlangen of Sioux Falls, SD; and many nieces and nephews. Madge was preceded in death by her husband, Earl on Nov. 16, 1996; daughters, Mary Ellen Schaffer and Carolyn McGuire; grandson, Steven McGuire; parents, Ernest Meehl and Andrew & Mary Schlangen; sister, Marine Graham; brothers, Arnold & Leonard Schlangen. Memorials are preferred to Unity Family Home Care and Hospice of Little Falls.

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Magdalene 'Madge' McGuire

August 5, 1917 - March 28, 2010