Madeleine Szymanski

Madeleine Szymanski died surrounded by her family December 22, 2011 at Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh, NC after a short illness. She had been a resident of Alta Oakridge Independent Living for two years. Prior to that she lived in Naples, FL for 17 years. Mrs. Szymanski was born on March 26, 1922 to Charles and Harriet (Ladrier) Somes in Salina, KS, moving to Vincennes, IN as a child. She married Robert N. Hill on December 28, 1946. She and Bob moved to Mount Vernon, Ohio in 1948. She earned her B.A. in Education from Otterbein College in 1962 and taught school at Central, East, and Mount Vernon Middle Schools until 1983. She had been a member of the Mount Vernon Garden Club, Psi Iota Psi Sorority, St. Vincent de Paul Church and the Mount Vernon Country Club. She was also a Girl Scout Brownie leader for many years. After moving to Naples, FL in 1992 she lived in Royal Wood and was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, DAR, and The Shells. She is survived by two daughters: Lesley Hill (Joe) White of Raleigh, North Carolina and Cynthia Hill (Rod) Jahner of Wake Forest, North Carolina. Four grandchildren: Alison Brie White and Keely White (Andy) Deming, both of Charlotte, North Carolina, Kyle Robert Jahner of Raleigh, and Corey Joseph Jahner of Chicago, IL. One great-granddaughter Addison Brooke Deming, of Charlotte, North Carolina and a sister Anna Frances McAlister of Paducah, Kentucky. Also surviving are numerous nieces, nephews, stepchildren and their families including special stepdaughters Ruthie Costello Johnson of Mount Vernon and Mary Margaret Costello McLernon of Charleston, South Carolina. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 11:00 AM at the Renaissance Funeral Home, 7615 Six Forks Rd, Raleigh, NC. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Mt. Vernon, Ohio to be followed by internment in Calvary Cemetery. In honor of Madeleine the family is asking that donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004 - http://www.jdrf.org/.

Madeleine Szymanski

March 26, 1922 - December 22, 2011