{"id":2419,"date":"2023-05-17T07:06:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T11:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=2419"},"modified":"2023-05-17T09:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T13:08:03","slug":"madeline-henley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/madeline-henley\/","title":{"rendered":"Madeline Henley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(May 10, 1926 – May 6, 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just four days short of her 97 th birthday, Madeline (Fravel) Henley passed away on Saturday, May 6,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023, alighting peacefully in the arms of God and her long-awaiting husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madeline was born May 10, 1926, in Geneva, Indiana. She was raised during the Great Depression and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

was known for her thriftiness and appreciation of all that came her way. Madeline began employment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

as a young teen to help her parents support their household and often helped her mother care for the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

little ones. She met William Henley when they were 16 and the couple was wed December 31, 1946,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

moving to Chicago so that Bill could attend business school. Madeline supported her husband<\/p>\n\n\n\n

throughout his lifelong career as a Montgomery Ward store manager, often working alongside him. The<\/p>\n\n\n\n

young couple moved with various retail store assignments, living in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wisconsin, where Bill ended his management career in Rhinelander. Madeline and Bill then returned to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geneva, where they built their retirement home on Rainbow Lake. The two lived in their lake home<\/p>\n\n\n\n

together until Bill\u2019s passing in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madeline continued her lifelong philosophy to accept whatever circumstances came her way and \u201ccarry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

on\u201d to the best of her ability. Over the next nine years, well into her 90\u2019s, Madeline successfully lived<\/p>\n\n\n\n

alone, cleaned and cared for her home, cooked her meals, and drove to get her groceries. She was<\/p>\n\n\n\n

supported through this time by her devoted brother Richard and his wife Sandy. Madeline took great<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pride in her success and was determined to live through her days using her fortitude and perseverance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She enjoyed her flower garden and the many gifts of fresh vegetables from Fred and Sandra next door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having been a seamstress and making her daughters\u2019 clothing in years past, she was pleased to help<\/p>\n\n\n\n

make her great-granddaughter a little pink baby dress in her final days. She loved getting regular updates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

on her grandchildren\u2019s and great-grandchildrens\u2019 progress in their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madeline is preceded in death by her parents, William and Ruth (Christman) Fravel; her siblings: Agnes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Keith) Stewart, Dorothy (Jack) Madden, Charles (Rose) Fravel, Bob (Barbara) Fravel, and Garnet (Tom)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulger; her nieces Annette Fravel and Ally Fravel, her nephew Lonnie Fravel and great-nephew Vincent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fravel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She leaves behind her youngest brother, Richard (Sandy) Fravel of Geneva; her daughters: Judith Fogler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

of Normal, Illinois; Diana (Jim) Mikkelsen of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Nancy (Steve) Anderson of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ladysmith, Wisconsin; her grandchildren: Tammy (Tyler) Kraemer of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

their children Kai and Cary; Chanda (Wes) Hagen of Santa Maria, California; Rob (Anna) Fogler of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomington, Illinois; and Ben (Niccole) Anderson and their daughter Emerie of Portland, Texas. Also<\/p>\n\n\n\n

special to Madeline have been her friend Jack Ryfe of Florida and Fred and Sandra Affolder of Geneva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madeline\u2019s daughters give gratitude for the incredible support and care she received in her final days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

from the following: Tom, PTA, of Interim Home Health Services; Dr. Kaminini and his dedicated team of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

nurses and caregivers at Adams County Memorial Hospital; and the compassionate staff members of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heart to Heart Hospice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graveside services will be held for Madeline on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 2:30 PM at the Riverside Cemetery, Geneva, IN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations in memory of Madeline to St. Jude\u2019s Children\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hospital, to which Madeline was a regular contributor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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