Mary "Kathleen" Ann Madsen of Medicine Hat, beloved wife of the late Eric Madsen, passed away on Tuesday, February 7th, 2017 at the age of 79 years. Kathleen leaves to cherish her memory five sons, Kenneth (Amanda) Madsen, Calvin (Jayne) Madsen, Clayton (Donna) Madsen, Cameron (Lynne) Madsen and Kent Madsen; two daughters, Laura (Dave) Verigan and Shannon Hunter; fifteen grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; as well as four nieces and nephews. Kathleen was predeceased by her husband, Eric; her parents, Augustive and Marion Holt; and one sister, Carol Tuchscherer. Kathleen was born on October 26th, 1937 in Cabri, Saskatchewan. She was raised in Abbey, Saskatchewan before moving to Drayton Valley, Alberta and Medicine Hat. Kathleen loved to visit with her family and some of her favorite times were when her family joined her for Christmas. The family would like to thank the 3rd Floor Staff at Points West Living in Red Deer, the nurses at the Red Deer Regional Hospital, Anne and Jay for their wonderful care of Kathleen.