Dale Cedric Madison, 82, passed away at his home, Primrose Retirement Community, in Austin, Minnesota, on Thursday, July 16, 2015.

He was raised on a farm in the Brownsdale, Minnesota area, and graduated from Austin High School. He attended Northwestern College in Minneapolis, and was married to Shirley Anker on Sept. 6, 1952.

After serving in the army in Seattle, he and Shirley returned to the Austin area and eventually settled in Brownsdale, where Dale began a banking career of more than 50 years. He became president of the First Farmers and Merchants Bank in 1964 and retired in 1998.

After retirement he continued to serve on the advisory board of the Brownsdale FF&M Bank and the corporate board of the Grand Meadow FF&M. He resigned his duties on all boards just three days prior to his death.

As a volunteer, he served in the community in a variety of ways, including on the Mower County Housing Authority and the Austin/Mower County Committee for Home Ownership. The mayor of Austin recently presented him with the key to the city of Austin for his service in assisting lower income families. He also served as president of Missionary Fellowship, an organization that raised more than three million dollars for missions around the world. He loved to share about his faith in Jesus Christ, and served as the Regional Director for Christian Businessmen’s Committee International. He was an active member of Grace Baptist Church of Austin, serving in various leadership capacities and teaching the senior high Sunday school class for 30 years.

He is survived by his wife Shirley; sons Roger (Donna), Ron (Sally), daughter Carol; grandchildren Bradley, Brenton, Jessica, and Brian; great-grandchildren Aubrey, Joshua, Finney, Ruthie, Alli, and Lucia. He also enjoyed a special father/son relationship with an AFS student from 45 years ago, Omar (Maria) Bucaro of Guatemala and their children Andres and Cecilia. His surviving sisters are Beverly Hanners, Betty (Chet) Daniel, Barbara Wollenburg, Bonnie Wiste, and Sandy (Darel) Klingfus.

He is preceded in death by parents George and Catherine Madison, siblings George Jr., Elaine, and Frank.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2015, at Grace Baptist Church in Austin (1700 Oakland Ave. W.). Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at Clasen-Jordan Mortuary, and for one hour before the service at the church. Interment will be following the funeral service at Greenwood Cemetery, Brownsdale. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to donor’s choice.