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Madalyn Palensky

3 Oct 1930 – 19 Mar 2011

Birth	3 Oct 1930
Death	19 Mar 2011
Cemetery	Saint Charles Cemetery Oakes , Dickey County , North Dakota , USA
Added by	Mary Ann Nauman on 18 Apr 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68564671

Bio

Madalyn was born October 3, 1930, at Crete,ND, the daughter of Frank and Stella(Holecek)Palensky. She graduated from Oakes High School,ND, in 1948, received her two year teaching certificate in 1950 from State Normal and Industrial College at Ellendale,ND, and graduated from Moorhead State College(now Minnesota Stare University Moorhead) in 1958 with a degree in Elementary Education. She taught for several years in ND; and after teaching four years in Ketchikan,Alaska, Madalyn taught with the US Air Force in Newfoundland and Japan. She then returned to Ketchikan,AK and completed more than 33 years of teaching until her retirement in 1989. Madalyn was a member of the Denver Township 4-H Club for ten years, and received many awards, including being chosen to attend 4-H Club Congress in Chicago in 1948. She was a member of the NEA-AK, a 50 year member of Delta-Kappa Gamma and also a member of the Red Hats. Madalyn was an active member of the Kitchikan Holy Name Catholic Church and took part in many activities, including being a lay reader. She enjoyed traveling, flying more than 50 times between Kitchikan and ND. She traveled to Southern Asia, New Zealand, Austrelia, Russia, Canada, Puerto Rico, the Panama Canal, and many European countries,including, Czedhoslovakia(her grandparents' homeland). She also spent numerous winters in Phoenix,AZ. Madalyn was a member of the Rainy Days Quilters and traveled to out-of-state Quilt shows. attended numerous quilt classes and took part in weekly and monthly groups. She especially enjoyed doing hand quilting and received many blue ribbon awards at local quilt shows. She enjoyed sharing her beautiful hand-quilted articles with family, friends, and charities. Madalyn is survived by her twin sister, Marilyn Feltis,Edgeley,ND, sister, Theresa Skovgaard, Peoria,AZ; and numerous nieces,nephews, and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Darlene Szeum. Memorial Service Saturday April 9, 2011; 11:30AM at ST. CHARLES CATHOLIC CHURCH, Oakes,ND.

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Parents

• Stella Marie Holecek Palensky 1894–1968
• Frank Amil Palensky 1898–1983

Siblings

• Darlene Marie Palensky Sveum 1923–2010
• Marilyn Joan Palensky Feltis 1930–2022

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