Madelyn Arbogast dies at 88

Madelyn A. Arbogast was the wife of Ed Arbogast who was a news photographer in Tuscarawas County, Ohio

CADILLAC, Michigan — Madelyn A. (Greenfield) Arbogast, of Cadillac, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Cadillac. She was 88.
She was born on July 25, 1924, in Newton Falls, Ohio, to Peter J. and Julia J. Weidig, and they preceded her in death.

She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Monroe, Mich. On September 25, 1942 in Pensacola, Fla., she married Wendall G. Greenfield, and he preceded her in death in November of 1976. Madelyn went to work for the Michigan Employment Security Commission in Ann Arbor and worked there until 1961, when she moved to Houghton Lake. She later moved to Cadillac and worked at Mercy Hospital for many years, then went back to work at the MESC office in Cadillac and retired after more than 30 years of service. After her retirement, she was a claims advocate for the MESC. Madelyn was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Cadillac and the Naomi Ruth Circle there. She also had served on the planning board for the city of Cadillac for many years. Mrs. Arbogast enjoyed knitting, crocheting, playing euchre, but most of all, being with her family.

On November 5, 1978, in Las Vegas, she married Edward F. Arbogast, and he survives her along with her children: Greg Greenfield of Schoolcraft, Steve Greenfield of Cadillac, Ann (Richard) Clous of Cadillac, Karen Greenfield Gregg of Cadillac, Wendy (Michael) Sharkey of Schoolcraft and Holly (Michael) Smith of Gladwin; stepdaughter, Lynn (Tim) Fletcher of Wana, W.Va.; 17 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.

In addition to her parents and her first husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Lee Greenfield, in 2010, and two brothers, James and Tom Weidig.

A memorial mass will be held 11 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2013, at St. Ann Catholic Church in Cadillac, with Monsignor Francis J. Murphy as celebrant. Friends may meet the family from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2013, at the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac, and from 10 until 11 a.m. at the church.

The Rosary will be prayed at 5:45 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ann Catholic Church or the American Lung Association.

An online guest book is available at www.petersonfh.com.