Margaret Kathryn Madel

     Margaret Kathryn (McIntyre) Madel, 101, of Sturgeon Bay WI, died December 23, 2022. She was born June 5, 1921, in Galesburg IL, to Charles and Francis McIntyre. A graduate of Red Oak Iowa High School in 1938, she moved to the Chicago area with her parents in 1940 after two years of Red Oak Community College. She obtained a BA at the University of Chicago in 1942. She married Melvin Robert Madel September 12, 1942, in Chicago.

     Her love of art lasted her entire life. During World War II, she taught art at Emerson High School in Gary, IN, for five years. She and her husband, Mel, moved to the Chicago area in 1951. They had six children, Douglas, Maureen, Joseph, Michael, Mark and Paul. They had a coop in Chicago in the early 50’s followed first by a home in Wheaton, IL and then later, to accommodate a bigger family, a home in Glen Ellyn, IL. She was a long-time member of the North Shore Weavers Guild in Evanston, IL and the AAUW. She taught weaving and ceramics in her private Glen Ellyn art studio, where she had a kiln and looms.

     Margaret vacationed many years in Door County, staying in Egg Harbor and Jacksonport for parts of the summer. In 1980, she and Mel purchased a house on Lake Forest Park Road which they later sold to build a house on Glidden Drive, where they retired in 1987.

     Margaret taught weaving at The Clearing and was president of both the North Shore and Door County Weavers Guilds. She continued weaving and jewelry making into her 90’s. She loved playing bridge. Margaret loved to travel and visited Europe several times, Alaska and many parts of the United States, which she often toured to attend weaving conventions held around the country.

     There were many fantastic family gatherings over the years at the dune house on Glidden Drive. Family visited often and frequently. holiday, birthday and anniversaries were celebrated there over 35 years. She spent her final two years with a full-time in-home care person, enjoying the lake view and never-ending birds that she loved as a naturalist and bird watcher.

     Her husband; parents; and two of her children, Maureen and Joseph, preceded her in death. She is survived by sons, Doug, Mike, Mark and Paul; as well as by 15 grandchildren; and an increasing number of great and great-great grandchildren.

     Her life will be honored privately by family.

     Huehns Funeral Home, Inc. & Door County Crematory LLC in Sturgeon Bay are assisting the Madel family. Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of Margaret may be shared with her family through her tribute page at www.huehnsfuneralhome.com.

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