A Mass of Christian Burial for Gerald “Gary” Joseph Madison, age 77, of Adrian, MN was held Friday, October 19, 2018 at St. Adrian Catholic Church officiated by Monsignor Richard Colletti. Burial of cremains was in the St. Adrian Cemetery. Gary died Monday, October 15, 2018, at his home. He was born April 30, 1941, in Nobles County, MN to Vincent Floyd and Alma (Wieneke) Madison. He graduated from St. Adrian Catholic High School. Following high school, Gary worked at Campbell’s Soup in Worthington, MN. A short time after, he met the love of his life and married Karen Kay Sykora on November 6, 1965, in Worthington, MN where they established their family.
Gary supported his family by working as a carpenter for Fleetwood Homes in Worthington – thus his passion for wood working. Gary then decided to move his family to the farm that he grew up on northwest of Adrian in 1972. Gary and his family lived on the farm for ten years before moving into Adrian. He continued working on the farm until he just couldn’t. In 2003 to present, he began working at the Adrian Country Club wherein he made friends, who he considered to be his second family. Additionally, Gary enjoyed working at the Adrian State Bank as a maintenance man. He loved – thrived – to work, especially the opportunity to help people out. Most important, of course, was his family and friends. He was blessed with the “gift of gab” and he would talk to anyone who would listen.
Gary is survived by his wife, Karen, Adrian, MN; two daughters, Lisa (Paul) Guetter, Hastings, MN; and Kelly (Tim) Ahrenstorff, Sioux Valley, MN; five grandchildren, Cody (friend, Christina); Guetter (currently serving in Afghanistan); Kerilee (Joseph) Ramponi; Taylor (Kelly) Ahrenstorff; Talia Ahrenstorff and Kiera Ahrenstroff; two great-grandchildren, Roman Ramponi and Blake Ahrenstorff; four brothers, Edward Madison, Madison, SD; LeRoy (Alverna) Madison, Wilmont, MN; Morris (Brenda) Madison, Aurora, CO; and Earl (Marilyn) Madison, Adrian, MN; and four sisters, Rita (Dick) Becker, Henderson, NV; Joyce (friend, Harold) Faragher, Worthington, MN; Dianne (Joe) Beckmann, Wilmont, MN; and Margaret (friend, Gene) Pick, Luverne, MN.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and three sisters Janet Madison, Joan Taylor and Agnes Beckmann, and four brother-in-laws Harold, Jerry, Phil and Jim.
Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, in Adrian, MN aided the family with arrangements.
