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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Magdalen "Madge" Orth-Cerar of 
4Carlinville, who passed away on February 10, 2018; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Madge Orth-Cerar was born in Bushton, Kansas to 
6Henry and Margaret (Finnin) Orth on February 24, 1918; she 
7graduated from Bushton High School and received her nursing 
8degree from St. John's Hospital School of Nursing in Salina, 
9Kansas; she married David Cerar at the Little Chapel in the 
10Woods on the Norfolk, Virginia Navel Air Station on November 
1110, 1943; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Madge Orth-Cerar was the Director of Nursing at 
13the old Macoupin County Nursing Home and a supervising nurse at 
14the Carlinville Clinic and the old Carlinville Area Hospital; 
15along with her husband, she owned and operated the Cerar Mink 
16Ranch and the Carlin-Villa Motel; she was also the 
17administrator for Lakeview Nursing Home; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Madge Orth-Cerar was a member of Saints Mary and 
19Joseph Catholic Church; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Madge Orth-Cerar was preceded in death by her 
21parents; her husband, Dave; her daughter, Jo-Dee; her brothers, 
 
 
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1John and Felix; and her sisters, Josephine, Nancy, Mary, 
2Kathryn, and Louise; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Madge Orth-Cerar is survived by her son, Jon 
4(Teri) Cerar; her daughter, Kathryn Cerar; and her grandsons, 
5Josh and Dalton Cerar; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
8Magdalen "Madge" Orth-Cerar and extend our sincere condolences 
9to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be 
10it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Madge Orth-Cerar as an expression of 
13our deepest sympathy.