La Von F. Cartwright Gudkese Obituary (1924

Mrs. LaVon F. Cartwright Gudkese age 88, of Noblesville, Indiana and formerly of Madison entered this life on May 31, 1924 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late, Victor and Nina Scott Cartwright. She was raised in Fort Wayne and was a 1942 graduate of South Side High School in Fort Wayne. She received her bachelor of science in nursing in 1946 from the Cadet Nursing Program at Ball State University and her advanced nursing degree from Indiana University in 1949. While attending Indiana University she met the love of her life, Vernon W. "Beano" Gudkese. They were united in marriage on June 24, 1950 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This happy union of thirty five years was blessed with two sons and a daughter. LaVon was saddened at the death of her husband in March 1984. LaVon enjoyed a long career in nursing, she had served as a private duty nurse and for many years as an RN for the VA since 1946. She was proud to have kept an active nursing license even after retirement. LaVon was a member of the North United Methodist Church in Madison and a member of the United Methodist Women. She also was a member of the King's Daughters' Circle, Lake Gage Association, South Side High School Alumni, the Humane Society, the Red Hat Society, Steuben County Lakes Association and the Ball State Alumni Association. She enjoyed knitting for Newborn's In Need in Indianapolis. LaVon had resided near her son in Noblesville, Indiana since 2005. LaVon died Friday, March 8, 2013 at 3:30 a.m. at St. Vincent Hospice Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY LaVon will be missed by her loving sons: Richard Gudkese and his wife, Jacquelin of Bay City, Michigan, Dr. David Gudkese and his wife, Renee of Noblesville, Indiana; her son in law: Steve Offerman of Evansville, Indiana; her loving grandchildren: Dr. Kristin Offerman Werkmeister and her husband, Kyle of West Lafayette, Indiana, Heather Offerman of West Lafayette, Indiana, Ryan Offerman of Evansville, Indiana; and Jessica Duranczyk. She was preceded in death by her parents, Victor and Nina Scott Cartwright; her husband, Vernon W. "Beano" Gudkese died 1984; her daughter, Ann Offerman died in 1999; her two brothers and her one sister. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m., by Dr. Matthew Stultz at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Springdale Cemetery in downtown Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to the National Humane Society or LaVon Cartwright Gudkese and the Ann Gudkese Offerman Memorial Scholarship for Nursing at Madison Consolidated High School or the Vernon W. Gudkese Memorial Scholarship for Engineering at the Madison Consolidated High School. Cards are available at the funeral home.