Christeen Lanham Vanosdol Obituary (1929

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory ofTressie Christeen Lanham VanosdolTressie Christeen "Polly" Lanham Vanosdol, age 95, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on January 5, 1929, in Jefferson County, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Charles William and Cathern Laura North Lanham. She was raised in Jefferson County and graduated in 1947 from Central High School on Rykers Ridge. On May 14, 1947 Christeen was united in marriage to Floyd Lee Welsh Vanosdol in Moorefield, Indiana. This happy union of 64 years was blessed with sons, Ronald and Thomas. She was employed for over twenty years with the State of Indiana in the employment office working as an unemployment clerk. Christeen loved being outdoors, mowing her lawn, going to the farm in Moorefield and reading. Christeen passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at her home in Madison, Indiana after a brief illness.A LOVING FAMILYChristeen will be missed by her loving sons, Ronald L. Vanosdol and his wife, Julie Clement of Camden, Maine, Thomas G. Vanosdol and his wife, Yvonne of Cicero, Indiana; her grandchildren, Katherine Lupien (Steve), Christina Hopper (George), Margaret Wyman (Steve), Carrie VanAlstine (Benjamin); her great grandchildren, Kyle Jose, Mason Hopper, Tressie Hopper Freeman (Jarrett), Jacob Lupien, Lyla VanAlstine, Levi VanAlstine; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles William Lanham, died Feb. 5, 1943, her mother, Cathern Laura North Lanham, died Sept. 16, 1946, her husband, Lee Welsh Vanosdol, died June 27, 2011, her sisters, Hazel Josephine "Jo" Berkemeyer, Waneeta Catherine "Eat" Lanham, her brothers, Lewis Lafferty "Mose" Lanham, Ervin Roosevelt "Han" Lanham, Carl Fenton "Mink " Lanham, Warren James "Warnie" Lanham, and her daughter in law, Ann Vanosdol. A Memorial Gathering will be held at a later date.MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONSMemorial contributions may be made to the Wreaths Across America for the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Donation