Madeline Duclos

Madeline B. "Margie" Duclos, age 92 of Melrose, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at St. Benedict's Care Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 25 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Roger Klassen, O.S.B. officiating. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church in Freeport. Goldenaires Senior Citizens and Christian Women will pray at 4 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 5 p.m. Tuesday evening.

Madeline Bertha Luethmers was born October 22, 1922 in Krain Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Bernard and Anna (Ostendorf) Luethmers. She was united in marriage to Henry Duclos on October 30, 1943 in St. Anthony. The couple owned and operated Freeport Trucking for many years. Madeline then worked as a nurse's aide at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany. After retirement, she continued to call Freeport her home. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, and quilting.

She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport, Christian Women, and Young at Heart Club.

Survivors include her children, Joyce (John) Eveslage of Freeport, Judy Duclos (friend, Roger Meemken) of Sauk Rapids, Jeff (Deb) Duclos of Melrose, June (Dave) Domine of Clear Lake, and Joel (Twyla) Duclos of Robbinsdale; 13 grandchildren, Kirk, Sam, Scott, Mike (Sherry), and Steve (Sarah) Eveslage, Jacob (Jordan), Josh, Katelyn, and Jonah Duclos, Kristina Tripp, Courtney and Cameron Domine, and Maddie Duclos; 12 great-grandchildren, Tucker, Brody, Jack, Elijah, Kate, Henry, Grant, and Josie Eveslage, Keegan and Kylee Duclos, and Lily and Maddox.

Madeline was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Duclos; parents, Ben and Anna Luethmers; grandson, Jack Eveslage; granddaughter, Vicki Fitzgerald; brothers and sisters, Lawrence Luethmers, Clem Luethmers, Irene Kohorst, Laura Scherping, Marcella Luethmers, and Alma Luethmers.

Serving as casket bearers will be Kirk, Sam, and Steve Eveslage, Jacob and Josh Duclos, and Cameron Domine. Cross bearer will be Maddie Duclos, scripture bearer will be Katelyn Duclos, and rosary bearer will be Kristina Tripp. Gift bearers will be Joel and Jeff Duclos. Mass servers will be Nathaniel Welle and Katelyn Welle. Eucharistic Ministers will be Deb Duclos and Kathy Welle. Lectors will be Mike Eveslage and Jonah Duclos. Petitions will be read by Sherry Eveslage. Music will be by Sarah Eveslage, Jeanne Bonfig, and Yvonne Beste. Honorary bearers will be the Christian Women and Goldenaires Senior Citizens.