Leslie Chris Madsen

Leslie Chris Madsen, 83, of Mount Dora, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020. Born in Rolfe, Iowa, he moved to Mount Dora in 1986 from Phoenix (Peoria), Arizona. He served as a Missionary with World Gospel Mission in Haiti, Arizona and Florida for 35 years and was a member of the First Church of God, Eustis. Before his wife Mary Ruth passed away in 2014, they served with the Community Wesleyan Church of Leesburg and the Church of the Nazarene in Tavares. Leslie graduated from Vennard College in University Park, Iowa and had an extensive background in farming and auto mechanics. Leslie also served his country in the US Army Reserves. Leslie traveled in short-term and long-term missionary work in Haiti, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia, Spain, Hungary, Zambia, Canada, several Native American Nations and the US/Mexico border region. He is survived by his son, Paul C. (Ellie) Madsen, Budapest, Hungary; 2 daughters, Pamela (Joel) Tooley, Melbourne, FL, Priscilla (John) Kunkle, McAllen, TX; sister, Marilyn McLean, Fargo, ND; 11 grandchildren, David Kunkle, Jonathan Kunkle, Allison Tooley, Tianna Kunkle, Loki Mole, Nicolas Tooley, Anthony Kunkle, Annikah Tooley, Silas Madsen, Paulina, Tooley, and Timothy Madsen. A private memorial service will be held at the family residence. Leslie was passionately committed to teaching and reading Scripture. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a special project with Wycliffe Bible Translators through the Madsen family’s memorial website at: leslie-madsen.journeyofjoy.org. Guestbook comments may also be made at the family's memorial page. Arrangements by Harden/Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis.