Madeline Carol Giblin

Madeline "Maddy" Carol Giblin, 70, of Cloquet went to meet her Lord on Sunday, May 16, 2010 after a courageous three year battle with brain cancer. She was born July 28, 1939 in Cloquet to Harry and Gunhild Vnuk. She graduated from Cloquet High School in 1957. On July 25, 1959 she married Robert Giblin in Brookston. Maddy worked at the Cloquet Community Memorial Hospital for 34 years. For the last 15 years before retiring in 1998, she was the business office manager. She was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church and was currently attending St. Francis Catholic Church in Carlton. Maddy loved the outdoors, spending time at the cabin on Little Grand Lake and the cabin in Kentucky. She also enjoyed fishing on the river and taking trips to Mexico. Her greatest joy came when she was spending time with her grandchildren. Maddy will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 50 years, Robert; daughter, Gale Clark of Cloquet, two sons, Randal (Peggy) of Havre, Mont. and Lance of Benton, Ken.; son-in-law, Lindsay Clark of Cloquet; sisters, Pauline (Art) Gleason, Marion Bergeron, Gloria (Dick) Hantz, and Jeanne Toboleski all of Cloquet, and Harriet (Dennis) Haugen of San Diego, Calif.; brother, Gerald (Kay) Vnuk of Bella Vista, Ark.; five grandchildren, Katie (Ryan Hatch) McMillen of Bismarck, North Dakota, Dylan Clark of Cloquet, Chantel Giblin of Lakeside, Calif., and Matthew and Michael Thorson both of Havre, Mont. The family would like to thank the entire staff at Inter-Faith Care Center for their loving care and support of Maddy and her entire family. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Thursday, May 20, 2010 in St. Francis Catholic Church, Carlton. A time of lunch and fellowship followed in the church social hall.