Mildred Alden

Mildred (Keating) Alden Lansing Also of Zionsville, IN. Age 91, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Born August 10, 1918 in Tolna, ND, to Richard Keating and Marie Rundtom of Lesjaskog, Norway. Salutatorian of her 1936 High School class, Mildred studied a year in Wahpeton, ND, graduating from Mayville State Teachers College in 1939. She taught school briefly before working in the Pentagon, later moving to Detroit. She met Floyd Alden in 1948, married September 23, 1949 and moved to Lansing, residing there until 2005. Mildred worked at the Post Office 5 years before retiring and enjoying too brief of a time with her husband RV traveling, square dancing, etc. She was predeceased by beloved husband, Floyd, and brother, Richard Keating. Mildred enjoyed travel, reading and family. A fiercely competitive scrabble player, Mildred routinely beat her caregivers and never lost her great sense of humor or love for family. She was beloved by daughters, Susan Alden (Gary Prehm), Kaye Alden and Julie (Robert) Montgomery; sister, Ann Wood; grandsons, Joseph (Trina) Galvano and Nathan Thomason; granddaughters, Elisabeth and Madeline Prehm; 3 great-grandchildren Gabe, Gio and Genesis Galvano; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services, Friday, 11:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Interment follows in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation, Thursday, 6-8 p.m. at Palmer Bush & Jensen Funeral Homes, Lansing Chapel. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Church or Alzheimer's Association. Condolences can be made at www.palmerbush.com.