Madden-Gardeniers, Caitlin

Caitlin Madden-Gardeniers, 26, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. A Service of Celebration will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. A reception at The Kirkwood Room will follow the service. Family committal services will be at Oakland Cemetery.

Instead of flowers, memorials may be directed to The Life Healing Center (The Rock Garden), Santa Fe, N.M. (please note Caitlin Madden-Gardeniers on all gifts - mailing address: P.O. Box 6758, Santa Fe, NM 87502. For wire information, please see Caitlin's obituary at www.lensingfuneral.com) or to Friends of the Animal Center Foundation (P.O. Box 1345, Iowa City, IA 52244).

Caitlin was born Nov. 20, 1986, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the daughter of Lynn Madden and Ton Gardeniers. Caitlin was a graduate of West High School, where she played soccer, and was attending the University of Iowa. While attending the university, she was employed as a waitress at El Bandito.

Caitlin was a loving daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece and friend.

She will be greatly missed, but her spirit will remain in our hearts forever.

Caitlin will be greatly missed by her loving parents, Lynn Madden and Ton Gardeniers; her siblings, Frances Madden-Gardeniers, Eva Madden-Gardeniers, Lucas Gardeniers and Jacob Gardeniers; her grandparents, Sarah Hanley and Malcolm Rohrbough, Henry and Mary Anne Madden and Til Gardeniers; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins; and extended family.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lensingfuneral.com.

Published Nov. 30, 2012 in The Gazette