Fred Daniel "Dan" Madinger

Fred Daniel "Dan" Madinger went to be with his heavenly father on April 1, 2025. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by family.
Dan was born on August 16, 1947 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Fred "Dutch" and Louise (Hays) Madinger. Dan is survived by his wife, Alice Marie (June) Madinger of Gladstone, his son, Daniel (Kellee) Madinger of Kansas City and grandsons Adrian and Chris; his daughter Ann (Brad) Wardlow of Kansas City and granddaughters Nevaeh "Nay", Bailee "Bay" and Sophia "SJ"; his lifelong friend Bob Crawford (AMK), cousin Trisha (Hays) Kantrowitz, numerous cousins, and his cat TC. As Dan said "you know who you are and you know (or should know) that you are loved".
Dan graduated from Central High School in 1965. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1967 and was stationed in Germany. In 1969, Dan married Marie, and they lived in Germany until his honorable discharge in 1970. He went on to earn his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Missouri Western State College in 1973. Dan and Marie called various places home, including Kansas City, Missouri; Butler and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; and Edison, New Jersey, where their son, Daniel, was born in 1979. Shortly after that they returned to St. Joseph, Missouri, and their daughter, Ann was born in 1984. They moved to Gladstone, Missouri in 2019 to be close to the grandkids to attend many sports and school activities.
Dan was active at St. Paul United Methodist and New Generation Singers in St. Joseph, Missouri, and Faubion United Methodist Church in Gladstone, Missouri.
Dan described his professional career as "helping those who need help". He loved his pets and had several dogs and one special cat. Then came Delaney and TC.
Dan described himself as "a son, husband, father, and grandfather" with the grandkids calling him Geep, just like his license plate that read Geeep.
Celebration of life to be heldon Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Faubion United Methodist Church located at 7113 N Troost Ave, Gladstone, Missouri 64118. Visitation will be from 3:00-4:00pm with a service starting at 4:00 pm. He will be laid to rest at Leavenworth National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, Dan asked that donations be made to the New Generation Singers, ngsingers.com.
"May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sunshine warm upon your face and the rains fall soft upon your fields, and until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of His hand."