Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Downey, Madeline M.  "Mattie"  June 4, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Downey, Madeline M.     
 
Madeline M. Downey 
Services: Fri., June 10, 2:00 p.m. 

Madeline M. Downey, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and 
friend, died Saturday, June 4, 2005, at her home in Bakersfield, California, 
with her family at her side. Madeline, known as Mattie to all who knew her was 
born in Anaheim, California. She moved to Ventura, California, when she was in 
the 2nd grade. It was in Ventura where she made her lifelong home and raised 
her family along with her husband, Charles Ray Downey. Madelines career of 
service in Ventura Womens Club work was a big part of her life. She was a 
Charter member and Past President of the El Camino Womens Club; Past President 
of Tierra Adorado District, Charter Member of St. Annes Guild; Charter member 
and Past President of Parliamentary Law Study Club of Ventura County; 
Patroness of the Childrens Home Society; Community Memorial Hospital Auxillary 
member; and member of the Womens Division of the Ventura Chamber of Commerce. 
The friendships that Mattie made throughout her club work were lifelong. She 
cherished the many friends that she made and said many times that the lasting 
friendships were one of the greatest rewards of being active in her community. 
Along with Matties club work she was always very active in her childrens 
lives, never missing any of their activities. One of the greatest joys in her 
life was attending dance recitals, softball games, and baseball games to watch 
her grandchildren. She was known as Grandma to many that were not her own, but 
played a big part in her life. Madeline will be dearly missed by her daughter 
and son-in-law, Kathy and Larry Zavolosieck of Bakersfield, CA; Sara Vaskov 
and husband, James of San Luis Obispo, CA; Shannon Defisher and husband, Brian 
of Oak View, CA; Jenny Zavolosieck and Chad Zavolosieck of Bakersfield, CA; 
great-grandchildren, Bailey and Jordan Vaskov of San Luis Obispo, CA and 
Timothy and Cori Defisher of Oak View, CA. Madeline was preceded in death by 
her husband, Charles Ray Downey in 1988, and her son, Tim Downey in 1993. The 
family would like to thank the Hoffman Hospice of Bakersfield, California. 
Services will be held on Friday, June 10, 2005, at 2:00 p.m., at the Ivy Lawn 
Chapel, 5400 Valentine Road, Ventura, California. 

Centurian Memorial Society 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 6/8/2005.  


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