Thelma A. Ludwig, age 86, of Edwardsville, IL, died February 24, 2003, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL. Funeral services at 11 AM on Thursday, February 27, at Pletcher Funeral Home in Edwardsville, IL. Burial was at Roselawn Cemetery in Bethalto, IL. Mrs. Ludwig was a Nurse's Assistant at ALton Mental Health Center and previously worked for the TB Sanitarium for Madison County. She was a member of the What's Trump Pinnochle Club in Worden, IL, the Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid and Quilting Club, and was a 1934 graduate of Edwardsville High School. She is survived by 1 son, Kenneth Ludwig; 3 daughters: Janet Ludwig, Brenda Ludwig and Rebecca Ludwig; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; a brother, John Madison and a sister Lois Howes. She was preceded by her husband, Walter C. Ludwig, 3 brothers and 3 sisters.