Madeleine Herle

Madeleine Herle (nee Brisset), age 88, died on October 26, 2011, at the Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester, PA., due to complications from a fall at her home in Radnor, PA. Madeleine is the beloved wife of the late U.S. Army Lt. Col. William C. Herle (Ret.). They were married for 63 years. She was born in Marmagne in central France. Her parents were Roger and Charlotte Brisset. During World War II German soldiers occupied the second floor of their home. After the war Madeleine was working as a translator and then secretary at the U.S. Army base in Le Mans, France, for the Commander, Col. Leon Kotzebue. This is where she met the love of her life, Bill Herle. Bill was a decorated U.S. Army veteran who proudly served his country in World War II, including fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. Madeleine and Bill married in 1946 and settled in Pennsylvania. Madeleine was an accountant for Stitzinger Lumber Company of Philadelphia and Bristol until her retirement in about 2002. She was a long-time member of the Martin's Dam Club in Wayne, PA., where she played tennis and paddle. Madeleine was the club's first woman president. She is survived by many loving friends including Nancy Lanahan, Cindy Spurdle, Julie and Hal Hyatt, JoAnne Alexander, Carol DeVol, Sue Dewis, and her neighbors. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at St. Katharine of Siena Church, 104 S. Aberdeen Avenue, Wayne, PA. A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, Novermber 3rd, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Katharine of Siena Church, 104 S. Aberdeen Avenue, Wayne, PA. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PA. Contributions in memory of Madeleine B. Herle may be made to the charity of the donors choice or to St. Katharine of Siena Food for the Needy, 104 S. Aberdeen Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087.