Obituary for Madolyn Cleaves | Strong-Hancock Funeral Home
- Date Of Birth: October 19, 1922
- Date Of Death: June 13, 2013
- State: Maine
Madolyn Wood Cleaves, 90, of Browns Cove, Round Pond, Maine, and North Palm Beach, Florida, died June 13, 2013 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland following a brief illness. Mrs. Cleaves was born October 19th 1922 in Mt. Kisco, NY to Margaret and Harold Wood, and was raised in the Pleasantville and Armonk, NY area. She graduated from Pleasantville High School in 1940, and was a long-time employee of the General Foods Corporation. Madolyn Wood married Herbert M. Cleaves in May of 1964. They spent their time between Browns Cove and Florida. Mrs. Cleaves was an avid golfer, bridge player and a brilliant hostess. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert M. Cleaves.