Mildred Madonna Stroud

June 21, 1938 - February 13, 2017

Mildred "Millie" Madonna Stroud, of Wynne died on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Methodist Germantown; she was 78. Millie was born on June 21, 1938 in Oak Park, Illinois to Edward James Rogers and Mildred Anne Kalousek Rogers. She received many 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place music awards from competitions at Loyola and Mundelein University in Chicago during grammar school. She was a former JPC Sponsor and a former Wynne High School Band Booster member. Millie was a member of the Crowley's Ridge Girl Scout Council where she served as council trainer and Girl Scout Council Green Circle Coordinator. She held many positions in the Girl Scouts in the west Cross County Association, such as leader, trainer, recruiter and consultant. Millie received the Appreciation Pin in 1988, the 4th highest award given by the Girl Scouts, she received many outstanding achievement awards form the Girl Scout Council as well. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church where she served as a Lecturn, organist and in the church choir. She was a member of St. Peter's P. T. O., and St. Peter's Altar Society. She was a former C.C.D. religious education teacher at Catholic School, and a former cook and housekeeper for the Parish Priest as well. Millie was preceded in death by her husbands, John Albert Martinsen, Sr. and Jewel F. Stroud, father Edward J. Rogers and Mildred A. Kalousek Rogers, and step-son, Chuck Stroud. Survivors are her sons, John Martinsen and wife Janie of Wynne, James Martinsen and wife Judy of Wynne, step-sons, Allen Stroud and Randy Stroud of Illinois, daughter, Julie Strange and husband Tommy of Mississippi, step-daughter, Carol Ann Carr of Illinois, grandchildren, Samantha Strange and Andy Martinsen, great grandchild, Casey Strange, 15 step-grandchildren and 9 great step- grandchildren. Services will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Wynne at 10 AM, with burial in Crosslawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Peter's Catholic Church, P. O. Box 517, Wynne, Arkansas 72396.