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Madilyn M. (Parks) Hanley, 88, of Altoona, passed away Wednesday at UPMC Altoona. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late William and Verna (Wonders) Parks.
She married John "Jack" Hanley who preceded her in death in 1992 after sharing 34 years of marriage.
Surviving are a daughter, Cindy Blackburn and husband, Greg; two grandsons, Sean Blackburn and wife, Rachel, and Garrett and wife, Lindsey; a great-granddaughter, Gillian Blackburn; and a twin sister, Marilyn Wilt.
She was preceded in death by four siblings: Dorothy Smith, Jean Soyke, Ralph Parks and Beverly Curfman.
Madilyn was a 1956 graduate of Altoona High School and retired from Sylvania, C-COR and Walmart.
She was a 53-year member of Altoona Chapter #290 OES, Dorcas Temple, Daughters of The Nile Chapter 129, Altoona Red Hats, and was a founder of the Jaffa Shrine Widow's Group in 1993.
Madilyn was an avid Penn State football fan. She also enjoyed spending time with family and her grand dogs, Tucker and Cooper.
Friends will be received from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, at Sorge Funeral Home & Crematory Inc., Hollidaysburg, where a funeral service will immediately follow at 4 p.m.
Private interment at Alto-Reste Park.
In lieu of flowers make memorials to The Shriners Children's Hospital: donate.shrinerschildrens.org/.
sorgefuneralhome.com