Madeline R. PRUDHOMME

Madeline R. St. Michel, 83, of Crookston, Minnesota, died April 4, 2005 in the Riverview Health Care Center in Crookston, surrounded by family, after a long struggle with cancer. Madeline was born on January 26, 1922 in Kertsonville Township in Polk County, Minnesota, the daughter of Edward and Anna (Fontaine) Prudhomme. On April 27, 1942, she was united in marriage to Francis "Fritz" St. Michel in St. Peter's Catholic Church in Gentilly, Minnesota. The couple farmed in Kertsonville Township until owning and operating Marcoux Corner. Madeline also worked at the Spot Caf¨ in Crookston and took care of the farm while Fritz worked at the Red Lake Falls golf course. Madeline and Fritz had been wintering in Phoenix, Arizona for fourteen years and while there she enjoyed playing cards with her friends. She also loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Madeline enjoyed gardening, embroidering and wood working crafts which she and Fritz donated to the Cathedral parish. Madeline was a long-time member of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. She will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by her family and friends. Loving family members include her husband, Francis "Fritz'; five children, Gerry (Dennis) McGurran of Mentor (Maple Lake) MN, Ray (Suzanne) St. Michel of Mentor, Richard (Mary) St. Michel of Billings, MT, Janice (Pete) Hougum of Grand Forks, ND, and Allen (Denice) St. Michel of Jamestown, ND; fourteen grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Florence Dufault of Crookston, MN, Doris (Richard) Sweep of Crookston, and Dorathy (Francis) LaCoursiere of Milwaukee, WI; brother, Hilaire (Jean) Prudhomme of Milwaukee; a sisters-in-law, Donna Prudhomme, Alida Prudhomme, and Evelyn Prudhomme; and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Madeline was preced in death by her parents; brothers, Leonard, Paul, and Larry Prudhomme; and sisters, Cecilia Prudhomme and Teresa Longtin. The funeral service for Madeline St. Michel will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2005 in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston. Visitation will be on Wednesday at the church from 5-7:00 p.m., with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service, and also for an hour before the funeral at the church. Interment will be in the St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in Gentilly, MN. Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home, Crookston, MN Published in the Grand Forks Herald on 4/6/2005.