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Madeleine Carol (Putnam) Melo

On Friday, April 17, 2026, Madeleine Melo passed away at her home in Star, Idaho.

Madeleine was born April 13, 1945, in Visalia, California, to Dorothy Ada (Dougherty) and Lloyd Fletcher Putnam. At age eleven, she moved with her family to Placerville, California, where she graduated in 1963 from Eldorado Union High School.

She pursued a degree in nursing, attending Sierra Junior College and later Chico State. She completed part of …

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Born

April 13th, 1945
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Passed away

April 17th, 2026
Star, ID

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Cremation

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Mt Shasta Memorial Chapel, Lassen Lane, Mount Shasta, CA, USA

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