Madge Sandstede, 93, Chisago City, formerly of Beaver Creek, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004, at Parmly Senior Care Center in Chisago City. Services were Saturday, Aug. 7, at First Presbyterian Church of Beaver Creek with the Rev. Robert Raedeke officiating. Burial was in Beaver Creek Cemetery.Madge Fischer was born to Charles and Laura (Rathjen) Fischer on Dec. 1, 1910, at the family farm home in Hickory Grove Township, Scott County, Iowa. She attended a rural school for eight years. She graduated from George Edward Marshall High School, Davenport, Iowa, in 1927. She graduated from Brown’s Business College in 1928 and worked in Davenport as a secretary and bookkeeper. She married Lawrence Sandstede on Dec. 30, 1939. The Rev. Alfred Nickless of the First Presbyterian Church of Davenport officiated. They lived in Beaver Creek for two and one-half years. They then moved to the Sandstede family farm in Springwater Township where they lived for 35 years. They retired and moved to Beaver Creek in 1977. Mr. Sandstede died Dec. 20, 1985. She moved to Luverne in August 1986. In June 1990, she moved to rural Taylors Falls to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Ron Harnack.Mrs. Sandstede was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Beaver Creek where she served as an elder. She was active in Presbyterian Women, serving as president and treasurer for many years. She was also a 4-H club and project leader and was a member of Beaver Creek Senior Citizens where she served as secretary.Survivors include four children, Harold Sandstede, Hickman, Neb., Jacqueline (Roger) Eads, Elgin, Ill., Janet (Ronald) Harnack, Taylors Falls, and Stephen (Faye) Sandstede, Luverne; seven grandchildren, Kristin (Eric) Capron, Heather Sandstede, Nathan Eads, Amber Eads, Jared Harnack, Chandra (Kurt) Walker and Christine (Craig) Lauritzen; seven great-grandchildren, Natalie and Garrett Capron, Jessica and Allison Harnack, Jadin Wendland and Megan and Allison Lauritzen; and one brother, Allan (Dorothy) Fischer, Davenport. Mrs. Sandstede was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Lawrence. The family requests memorials be directed to UPW of Beaver Creek Presbyterian Church of the Beaver Creek Cemetery Association. Roste Funeral Home, Hills, was in charge of arrangements.