CA CA - Ilene Misheloff, 13, Dublin, 30 Jan 1989

[jewelsmac]

Candlelight Vigil/Walk for Ilene tonight. Good to still see so many people coming out for Ilene.

 

[jewelsmac]

It is with a heavy heart I tell you that Ilene's mom Maddi passed away last Saturday. I can only hope she now knows where her baby went and she is with her now. She never stopped fighting for her girl. ever.

Community Mourns The Loss Of Maddi Misheloff
Maddi Misheloff is remembered as a woman with great strength, kindness, determination, and a drive to continually invest in Dublin.
By Courtney Teague, Patch Staff
Apr 14, 2020 11:46 am PT | Updated Apr 14, 2020 12:40 pm PT

Maddi Misheloff lived in Dublin for more than 40 years. (Dublin San Ramon Services District)

DUBLIN, CA — Madelyne "Maddi" Misheloff, a longtime Dublin resident with deep community roots, passed peacefully Saturday morning at age 71 after a nearly two-year-long battle with bladder cancer.

She and her husband, Mike Misheloff, lived in Dublin since 1978, he said. She was a people person who forged strong bonds with many in the community, liked to volunteer her time and had a great determination to get things done, Mr. Misheloff said.

Some Dublin residents might remember her from her leadership on the Dublin San Ramon Services District Board of Directors, her work with the Dublin Lions Club St. Patrick's Day Parade or the many times she flipped burgers and grilled hot dogs at community events such as Dublin Pride Week.



Others may recall her name from the annual candlelight walk the Misheloffs have held in honor of daughter Ilene, who disappeared at age 13, on Jan. 30, 1989 while heading home from Wells Middle School. The walk is held each year along the route she took to and from school.

"Maddi's enduring love for her daughter was an inspiration to all parents," Dublin Mayor David Haubert said in an email.

Misheloff used the experience as motivation to support efforts to find missing children, giving TV interviews, participating in events and fundraisers, and helping families going through the same thing, her husband said.

"There was no question that she was going to help out the local and beyond local organizations which were involved in publicizing and trying to recover missing children," said Mr. Misheloff.

A City of Dublin spokesperson said in an email that Misheloff's search for her daughter never wavered and the city hopes she is now at peace, though it is deeply saddened by her passing. She was a valued volunteer and friend, the City of Dublin said.

She knew many in the Dublin community and was exceptionally friendly, Mr. Misheloff said.

He recalled introducing his wife to a colleague at a company party years ago. His co-worker came away from the 20-minute conversation feeling like Misheloff was a best friend, he said.

"That was how she was," Mr. Misheloff said.

Once Misheloff set her mind to something, she did it, friends say.

She was appointed to a vacant DSRSD board seat in 2015, was elected in 2016 and served as the board's most recent past president, according to a board statement.

She oversaw and advocated for significant DSRSD projects during her tenure, including: the Tri-Valley Joint Potable Reuse Technical Feasibility Study to diversify the long-term water supply; the creation of the Citizens Water Academy to educate the community and encourage others to participate on the board; the expansion of the Jeffrey G. Hansen Water Recycling Plant to nearly double recycled water treatment capacity; and the purchase and rehabilitation of the Field Operations Facility, which came in handy when a flood displaced staff.

"Maddi was always committed to serving the District, and had the community's best interest at heart," said DSRSD Board President Ed Duarte said in the statement.

Misheloff was wonderful to work with, was always pleasant and walked with purpose, said DSRSD spokesperson Sue Stephenson.

"I don't think she ever walked slowly," Stephenson said.

Even when Misheloff learned she had cancer, she was determined to fight, her husband said. She went through treatments and procedures, and would only entertain thoughts of recovery until her last few months, Mr. Misheloff said.

Maddi — a native of Neptune, New Jersey — liked to joke and tell others that she was born in the same hospital as Jack Nicholson. Her would-be husband was born in Brooklyn, New York, but their paths first crossed many years later by coincidence in Southern California, Misheloff said.

They were both on trips to the Golden State while on spring break. Her brother, who knew Mike from college, introduced Misheloff to her future husband.

They hit it off. Mr. Misheloff said he wrote her letters ("I was a very rigorous correspondent") and saw her from time to time.

"It was really a long-distance romance," he said.

Mr. Misheloff, five years her senior, finished up graduate school and moved to Princeton, New Jersey to be closer to his then-girlfriend, a student of biology and medical technology at American University in Washington, D.C.

"It was essentially where I was, she was," he said.

They married in 1971 and spent nearly 50 years together as husband and wife.

The Misheloffs moved to Nebraska, where they welcomed three children, a "family of cornhuskers," he said. Three years later the Misheloffs moved to the Bay Area, where they chose to remain.

Misheloff is survived by her husband, sons Brian and Robert Misheloff, granddaughters Maddie and Lauren Misheloff, brother Stephan Abramson and their families.

The Misheloff family plans to have a celebration of life after shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted.

 

[Mysteries1974]

It is with a heavy heart I tell you that Ilene's mom Maddi passed away last Saturday. I can only hope she now knows where her baby went and she is with her now. She never stopped fighting for her girl. ever.

Community Mourns The Loss Of Maddi Misheloff
Maddi Misheloff is remembered as a woman with great strength, kindness, determination, and a drive to continually invest in Dublin.
By Courtney Teague, Patch Staff
Apr 14, 2020 11:46 am PT | Updated Apr 14, 2020 12:40 pm PT

Maddi Misheloff lived in Dublin for more than 40 years. (Dublin San Ramon Services District)

DUBLIN, CA — Madelyne "Maddi" Misheloff, a longtime Dublin resident with deep community roots, passed peacefully Saturday morning at age 71 after a nearly two-year-long battle with bladder cancer.

She and her husband, Mike Misheloff, lived in Dublin since 1978, he said. She was a people person who forged strong bonds with many in the community, liked to volunteer her time and had a great determination to get things done, Mr. Misheloff said.

Some Dublin residents might remember her from her leadership on the Dublin San Ramon Services District Board of Directors, her work with the Dublin Lions Club St. Patrick's Day Parade or the many times she flipped burgers and grilled hot dogs at community events such as Dublin Pride Week.



Others may recall her name from the annual candlelight walk the Misheloffs have held in honor of daughter Ilene, who disappeared at age 13, on Jan. 30, 1989 while heading home from Wells Middle School. The walk is held each year along the route she took to and from school.

"Maddi's enduring love for her daughter was an inspiration to all parents," Dublin Mayor David Haubert said in an email.

Misheloff used the experience as motivation to support efforts to find missing children, giving TV interviews, participating in events and fundraisers, and helping families going through the same thing, her husband said.

"There was no question that she was going to help out the local and beyond local organizations which were involved in publicizing and trying to recover missing children," said Mr. Misheloff.

A City of Dublin spokesperson said in an email that Misheloff's search for her daughter never wavered and the city hopes she is now at peace, though it is deeply saddened by her passing. She was a valued volunteer and friend, the City of Dublin said.

She knew many in the Dublin community and was exceptionally friendly, Mr. Misheloff said.

He recalled introducing his wife to a colleague at a company party years ago. His co-worker came away from the 20-minute conversation feeling like Misheloff was a best friend, he said.

"That was how she was," Mr. Misheloff said.

Once Misheloff set her mind to something, she did it, friends say.

She was appointed to a vacant DSRSD board seat in 2015, was elected in 2016 and served as the board's most recent past president, according to a board statement.

She oversaw and advocated for significant DSRSD projects during her tenure, including: the Tri-Valley Joint Potable Reuse Technical Feasibility Study to diversify the long-term water supply; the creation of the Citizens Water Academy to educate the community and encourage others to participate on the board; the expansion of the Jeffrey G. Hansen Water Recycling Plant to nearly double recycled water treatment capacity; and the purchase and rehabilitation of the Field Operations Facility, which came in handy when a flood displaced staff.

"Maddi was always committed to serving the District, and had the community's best interest at heart," said DSRSD Board President Ed Duarte said in the statement.

Misheloff was wonderful to work with, was always pleasant and walked with purpose, said DSRSD spokesperson Sue Stephenson.

"I don't think she ever walked slowly," Stephenson said.

Even when Misheloff learned she had cancer, she was determined to fight, her husband said. She went through treatments and procedures, and would only entertain thoughts of recovery until her last few months, Mr. Misheloff said.

Maddi — a native of Neptune, New Jersey — liked to joke and tell others that she was born in the same hospital as Jack Nicholson. Her would-be husband was born in Brooklyn, New York, but their paths first crossed many years later by coincidence in Southern California, Misheloff said.

They were both on trips to the Golden State while on spring break. Her brother, who knew Mike from college, introduced Misheloff to her future husband.

They hit it off. Mr. Misheloff said he wrote her letters ("I was a very rigorous correspondent") and saw her from time to time.

"It was really a long-distance romance," he said.

Mr. Misheloff, five years her senior, finished up graduate school and moved to Princeton, New Jersey to be closer to his then-girlfriend, a student of biology and medical technology at American University in Washington, D.C.

"It was essentially where I was, she was," he said.

They married in 1971 and spent nearly 50 years together as husband and wife.

The Misheloffs moved to Nebraska, where they welcomed three children, a "family of cornhuskers," he said. Three years later the Misheloffs moved to the Bay Area, where they chose to remain.

Misheloff is survived by her husband, sons Brian and Robert Misheloff, granddaughters Maddie and Lauren Misheloff, brother Stephan Abramson and their families.

The Misheloff family plans to have a celebration of life after shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted.

This is so sad! She never gave up hope of finding Ilene safely, I hope she now knows what happened those 31 long years ago

 

[Luckyzmom]

An Earth angel has moved on,she will be so missed. She's with her daughter now, prayers for comfort and peace for her loved ones

 

[girlhasnoname]

It is with a heavy heart I tell you that Ilene's mom Maddi passed away last Saturday. I can only hope she now knows where her baby went and she is with her now. She never stopped fighting for her girl. ever.

Community Mourns The Loss Of Maddi Misheloff
Maddi Misheloff is remembered as a woman with great strength, kindness, determination, and a drive to continually invest in Dublin.
By Courtney Teague, Patch Staff
Apr 14, 2020 11:46 am PT | Updated Apr 14, 2020 12:40 pm PT

Maddi Misheloff lived in Dublin for more than 40 years. (Dublin San Ramon Services District)

DUBLIN, CA — Madelyne "Maddi" Misheloff, a longtime Dublin resident with deep community roots, passed peacefully Saturday morning at age 71 after a nearly two-year-long battle with bladder cancer.

She and her husband, Mike Misheloff, lived in Dublin since 1978, he said. She was a people person who forged strong bonds with many in the community, liked to volunteer her time and had a great determination to get things done, Mr. Misheloff said.

Some Dublin residents might remember her from her leadership on the Dublin San Ramon Services District Board of Directors, her work with the Dublin Lions Club St. Patrick's Day Parade or the many times she flipped burgers and grilled hot dogs at community events such as Dublin Pride Week.



Others may recall her name from the annual candlelight walk the Misheloffs have held in honor of daughter Ilene, who disappeared at age 13, on Jan. 30, 1989 while heading home from Wells Middle School. The walk is held each year along the route she took to and from school.

"Maddi's enduring love for her daughter was an inspiration to all parents," Dublin Mayor David Haubert said in an email.

Misheloff used the experience as motivation to support efforts to find missing children, giving TV interviews, participating in events and fundraisers, and helping families going through the same thing, her husband said.

"There was no question that she was going to help out the local and beyond local organizations which were involved in publicizing and trying to recover missing children," said Mr. Misheloff.

A City of Dublin spokesperson said in an email that Misheloff's search for her daughter never wavered and the city hopes she is now at peace, though it is deeply saddened by her passing. She was a valued volunteer and friend, the City of Dublin said.

She knew many in the Dublin community and was exceptionally friendly, Mr. Misheloff said.

He recalled introducing his wife to a colleague at a company party years ago. His co-worker came away from the 20-minute conversation feeling like Misheloff was a best friend, he said.

"That was how she was," Mr. Misheloff said.

Once Misheloff set her mind to something, she did it, friends say.

She was appointed to a vacant DSRSD board seat in 2015, was elected in 2016 and served as the board's most recent past president, according to a board statement.

She oversaw and advocated for significant DSRSD projects during her tenure, including: the Tri-Valley Joint Potable Reuse Technical Feasibility Study to diversify the long-term water supply; the creation of the Citizens Water Academy to educate the community and encourage others to participate on the board; the expansion of the Jeffrey G. Hansen Water Recycling Plant to nearly double recycled water treatment capacity; and the purchase and rehabilitation of the Field Operations Facility, which came in handy when a flood displaced staff.

"Maddi was always committed to serving the District, and had the community's best interest at heart," said DSRSD Board President Ed Duarte said in the statement.

Misheloff was wonderful to work with, was always pleasant and walked with purpose, said DSRSD spokesperson Sue Stephenson.

"I don't think she ever walked slowly," Stephenson said.

Even when Misheloff learned she had cancer, she was determined to fight, her husband said. She went through treatments and procedures, and would only entertain thoughts of recovery until her last few months, Mr. Misheloff said.

Maddi — a native of Neptune, New Jersey — liked to joke and tell others that she was born in the same hospital as Jack Nicholson. Her would-be husband was born in Brooklyn, New York, but their paths first crossed many years later by coincidence in Southern California, Misheloff said.

They were both on trips to the Golden State while on spring break. Her brother, who knew Mike from college, introduced Misheloff to her future husband.

They hit it off. Mr. Misheloff said he wrote her letters ("I was a very rigorous correspondent") and saw her from time to time.

"It was really a long-distance romance," he said.

Mr. Misheloff, five years her senior, finished up graduate school and moved to Princeton, New Jersey to be closer to his then-girlfriend, a student of biology and medical technology at American University in Washington, D.C.

"It was essentially where I was, she was," he said.

They married in 1971 and spent nearly 50 years together as husband and wife.

The Misheloffs moved to Nebraska, where they welcomed three children, a "family of cornhuskers," he said. Three years later the Misheloffs moved to the Bay Area, where they chose to remain.

Misheloff is survived by her husband, sons Brian and Robert Misheloff, granddaughters Maddie and Lauren Misheloff, brother Stephan Abramson and their families.

The Misheloff family plans to have a celebration of life after shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted.

What a wonderful woman, may she be reunited with her loving daughter in peace.

 

[Lavender Moon]

Bless Maddi Micheloff. She's either with Ilene now or watching over her wherever she is on Earth.
Thank you, jewelsmac , for posting this.

 

[LinasK]

It is with a heavy heart I tell you that Ilene's mom Maddi passed away last Saturday. I can only hope she now knows where her baby went and she is with her now. She never stopped fighting for her girl. ever.

Community Mourns The Loss Of Maddi Misheloff
Maddi Misheloff is remembered as a woman with great strength, kindness, determination, and a drive to continually invest in Dublin.
By Courtney Teague, Patch Staff
Apr 14, 2020 11:46 am PT | Updated Apr 14, 2020 12:40 pm PT

Maddi Misheloff lived in Dublin for more than 40 years. (Dublin San Ramon Services District)

DUBLIN, CA — Madelyne "Maddi" Misheloff, a longtime Dublin resident with deep community roots, passed peacefully Saturday morning at age 71 after a nearly two-year-long battle with bladder cancer.

She and her husband, Mike Misheloff, lived in Dublin since 1978, he said. She was a people person who forged strong bonds with many in the community, liked to volunteer her time and had a great determination to get things done, Mr. Misheloff said.

Some Dublin residents might remember her from her leadership on the Dublin San Ramon Services District Board of Directors, her work with the Dublin Lions Club St. Patrick's Day Parade or the many times she flipped burgers and grilled hot dogs at community events such as Dublin Pride Week.



Others may recall her name from the annual candlelight walk the Misheloffs have held in honor of daughter Ilene, who disappeared at age 13, on Jan. 30, 1989 while heading home from Wells Middle School. The walk is held each year along the route she took to and from school.

"Maddi's enduring love for her daughter was an inspiration to all parents," Dublin Mayor David Haubert said in an email.

Misheloff used the experience as motivation to support efforts to find missing children, giving TV interviews, participating in events and fundraisers, and helping families going through the same thing, her husband said.

"There was no question that she was going to help out the local and beyond local organizations which were involved in publicizing and trying to recover missing children," said Mr. Misheloff.

A City of Dublin spokesperson said in an email that Misheloff's search for her daughter never wavered and the city hopes she is now at peace, though it is deeply saddened by her passing. She was a valued volunteer and friend, the City of Dublin said.

She knew many in the Dublin community and was exceptionally friendly, Mr. Misheloff said.

He recalled introducing his wife to a colleague at a company party years ago. His co-worker came away from the 20-minute conversation feeling like Misheloff was a best friend, he said.

"That was how she was," Mr. Misheloff said.

Once Misheloff set her mind to something, she did it, friends say.

She was appointed to a vacant DSRSD board seat in 2015, was elected in 2016 and served as the board's most recent past president, according to a board statement.

She oversaw and advocated for significant DSRSD projects during her tenure, including: the Tri-Valley Joint Potable Reuse Technical Feasibility Study to diversify the long-term water supply; the creation of the Citizens Water Academy to educate the community and encourage others to participate on the board; the expansion of the Jeffrey G. Hansen Water Recycling Plant to nearly double recycled water treatment capacity; and the purchase and rehabilitation of the Field Operations Facility, which came in handy when a flood displaced staff.

"Maddi was always committed to serving the District, and had the community's best interest at heart," said DSRSD Board President Ed Duarte said in the statement.

Misheloff was wonderful to work with, was always pleasant and walked with purpose, said DSRSD spokesperson Sue Stephenson.

"I don't think she ever walked slowly," Stephenson said.

Even when Misheloff learned she had cancer, she was determined to fight, her husband said. She went through treatments and procedures, and would only entertain thoughts of recovery until her last few months, Mr. Misheloff said.

Maddi — a native of Neptune, New Jersey — liked to joke and tell others that she was born in the same hospital as Jack Nicholson. Her would-be husband was born in Brooklyn, New York, but their paths first crossed many years later by coincidence in Southern California, Misheloff said.

They were both on trips to the Golden State while on spring break. Her brother, who knew Mike from college, introduced Misheloff to her future husband.

They hit it off. Mr. Misheloff said he wrote her letters ("I was a very rigorous correspondent") and saw her from time to time.

"It was really a long-distance romance," he said.

Mr. Misheloff, five years her senior, finished up graduate school and moved to Princeton, New Jersey to be closer to his then-girlfriend, a student of biology and medical technology at American University in Washington, D.C.

"It was essentially where I was, she was," he said.

They married in 1971 and spent nearly 50 years together as husband and wife.

The Misheloffs moved to Nebraska, where they welcomed three children, a "family of cornhuskers," he said. Three years later the Misheloffs moved to the Bay Area, where they chose to remain.

Misheloff is survived by her husband, sons Brian and Robert Misheloff, granddaughters Maddie and Lauren Misheloff, brother Stephan Abramson and their families.

The Misheloff family plans to have a celebration of life after shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted.

Okay, just getting back to Websleuths, didn't know if you knew this information. I did see her father driving the other day, and he managed a smile at me.

 

[SAMS]

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[LinasK]

I am trying to more information for a timeline. I am confused by some of the items in newspaper reports and want to try to line everything up. I thought there would be other kids walking home at the same time that would have to have seen her. However there is one news article I read that said she left school early that day. Also, my best friend is from her neighborhood and she remembers that when when some kids walked home they used "the tube" to get from one side of San Ramon road to the other. This was essentially a drainage tube that ended up in/near the creek bed where Ilene's things were found. I wonder if she crossed via street level or did she use the tube? Would explain why she was never seen on the other side of the road as the exit to the tube was down from street level.

There's a drainage tube? Is that why she walked behind Gallagher's Pub? Because that's not near San Ramon Road, and I was sure she had gone straight past San Ramon Road and that they were parked by what is a nursery now on that little stretch of road and nabbed her there.

 

[LinasK]

When will she come home

It took 21 years to get an arrest in my cousin's case, so anything is possible...

 

[Mysteries1974]

It took 21 years to get an arrest in my cousin's case, so anything is possible...

I hope whoever abducted her is found and arrested

 

[jewelsmac]

There's a drainage tube? Is that why she walked behind Gallagher's Pub? Because that's not near San Ramon Road, and I was sure she had gone straight past San Ramon Road and that they were parked by what is a nursery now on that little stretch of road and nabbed her there.

I would imagine she walked behind the shopping center, near Gallagher’s, because it was a shortcut to cross over San Ramon Road and get to the dry creek bed. A lot of kids that lived in that area did that. The entrance to the storm drain was directly behind where big lots is now, there’s townhomes built there now but that was once an open field. My best friend, who lived in the same area, said not a lot of kids use the storm drain to go under the road, it was more like a dare. I would imagine she was planning on crossing behind big lots over the road.

 

[jewelsmac]

Map of possible route home, behind shopping center

 

[jewelsmac]

It took 21 years to get an arrest in my cousin's case, so anything is possible...

So amazing that an arrest has been made in your cousins case.

 

[jewelsmac]

There's a drainage tube? Is that why she walked behind Gallagher's Pub? Because that's not near San Ramon Road, and I was sure she had gone straight past San Ramon Road and that they were parked by what is a nursery now on that little stretch of road and nabbed her there.

Her keys and backpack were found in the Mapes park/creekbed. Of course her backpack was found after that area had already been search, so it may have been planted. It is believed that she was taken there. I don't share this belief as she was never seen crossing the street, at least not in any news article I can find. Per the book Stalemate, about bay area abductions during that time, Police dogs tracked Ilene's scent to the back of Shamrock Village shopping center, near Gallahgers, but not beyond. I don't think she made it to the creekbed. Here is a map of her possible route, starting at Wells School.

 

[girlhasnoname]

Checking in on Ilene.

 

[mwash75]

Hi! This is my first time on this website, so bear with me I am Ilene's cousin, and have been fighting as well to help find her and bring closure. We were the same age when she was kidnapped. I have contacted CNN about possibly covering this story, I'll let you know if I hear anything. I've been reading through all of these posts. Thank you everyone for the thoughts and prayers for my Aunt Maddi.
I remember thinking at the time that the construction workers near the entrance to the park must have seen something. At that time, one of the buildings next to McNamara's Steakhouse was under construction, but I can't figure out which one. The most likely one is the Dublin Wellness Center (7446 San Ramon Rd) building. I remember that it was a 2 story building being built at that time and I remember seeing lots of construction workers that had direct vision sight to the entrance of the park. Can someone find out what year that building was under construction? If 1989, then I might have something to pursue further.
Also, I think the same person kidnapped Amber. The perp left Amber's socks in an area that had already been searched, and the same thing with Ilene's backpack being left after the area was searched. I believe she made it across the street and to the entrance of the park.
My top suspect is Curtis Dean Anderson, unless he was incarcerated on 1/30/89. I still need to follow that up. I ordered the book Stalemate, so I'll let you know my thoughts on Bindner after I read it. I don't think Daveggio/Michaud were involved, they didn't start their known crimes until 1997, and they started dating in 1996, years after 1989.

It is with a heavy heart I tell you that Ilene's mom Maddi passed away last Saturday. I can only hope she now knows where her baby went and she is with her now. She never stopped fighting for her girl. ever.

Community Mourns The Loss Of Maddi Misheloff
Maddi Misheloff is remembered as a woman with great strength, kindness, determination, and a drive to continually invest in Dublin.
By Courtney Teague, Patch Staff
Apr 14, 2020 11:46 am PT | Updated Apr 14, 2020 12:40 pm PT

Maddi Misheloff lived in Dublin for more than 40 years. (Dublin San Ramon Services District)

DUBLIN, CA — Madelyne "Maddi" Misheloff, a longtime Dublin resident with deep community roots, passed peacefully Saturday morning at age 71 after a nearly two-year-long battle with bladder cancer.

She and her husband, Mike Misheloff, lived in Dublin since 1978, he said. She was a people person who forged strong bonds with many in the community, liked to volunteer her time and had a great determination to get things done, Mr. Misheloff said.

Some Dublin residents might remember her from her leadership on the Dublin San Ramon Services District Board of Directors, her work with the Dublin Lions Club St. Patrick's Day Parade or the many times she flipped burgers and grilled hot dogs at community events such as Dublin Pride Week.



Others may recall her name from the annual candlelight walk the Misheloffs have held in honor of daughter Ilene, who disappeared at age 13, on Jan. 30, 1989 while heading home from Wells Middle School. The walk is held each year along the route she took to and from school.

"Maddi's enduring love for her daughter was an inspiration to all parents," Dublin Mayor David Haubert said in an email.

Misheloff used the experience as motivation to support efforts to find missing children, giving TV interviews, participating in events and fundraisers, and helping families going through the same thing, her husband said.

"There was no question that she was going to help out the local and beyond local organizations which were involved in publicizing and trying to recover missing children," said Mr. Misheloff.

A City of Dublin spokesperson said in an email that Misheloff's search for her daughter never wavered and the city hopes she is now at peace, though it is deeply saddened by her passing. She was a valued volunteer and friend, the City of Dublin said.

She knew many in the Dublin community and was exceptionally friendly, Mr. Misheloff said.

He recalled introducing his wife to a colleague at a company party years ago. His co-worker came away from the 20-minute conversation feeling like Misheloff was a best friend, he said.

"That was how she was," Mr. Misheloff said.

Once Misheloff set her mind to something, she did it, friends say.

She was appointed to a vacant DSRSD board seat in 2015, was elected in 2016 and served as the board's most recent past president, according to a board statement.

She oversaw and advocated for significant DSRSD projects during her tenure, including: the Tri-Valley Joint Potable Reuse Technical Feasibility Study to diversify the long-term water supply; the creation of the Citizens Water Academy to educate the community and encourage others to participate on the board; the expansion of the Jeffrey G. Hansen Water Recycling Plant to nearly double recycled water treatment capacity; and the purchase and rehabilitation of the Field Operations Facility, which came in handy when a flood displaced staff.

"Maddi was always committed to serving the District, and had the community's best interest at heart," said DSRSD Board President Ed Duarte said in the statement.

Misheloff was wonderful to work with, was always pleasant and walked with purpose, said DSRSD spokesperson Sue Stephenson.

"I don't think she ever walked slowly," Stephenson said.

Even when Misheloff learned she had cancer, she was determined to fight, her husband said. She went through treatments and procedures, and would only entertain thoughts of recovery until her last few months, Mr. Misheloff said.

Maddi — a native of Neptune, New Jersey — liked to joke and tell others that she was born in the same hospital as Jack Nicholson. Her would-be husband was born in Brooklyn, New York, but their paths first crossed many years later by coincidence in Southern California, Misheloff said.

They were both on trips to the Golden State while on spring break. Her brother, who knew Mike from college, introduced Misheloff to her future husband.

They hit it off. Mr. Misheloff said he wrote her letters ("I was a very rigorous correspondent") and saw her from time to time.

"It was really a long-distance romance," he said.

Mr. Misheloff, five years her senior, finished up graduate school and moved to Princeton, New Jersey to be closer to his then-girlfriend, a student of biology and medical technology at American University in Washington, D.C.

"It was essentially where I was, she was," he said.

They married in 1971 and spent nearly 50 years together as husband and wife.

The Misheloffs moved to Nebraska, where they welcomed three children, a "family of cornhuskers," he said. Three years later the Misheloffs moved to the Bay Area, where they chose to remain.

Misheloff is survived by her husband, sons Brian and Robert Misheloff, granddaughters Maddie and Lauren Misheloff, brother Stephan Abramson and their families.

The Misheloff family plans to have a celebration of life after shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted.

 

[jewelsmac]

Hi! This is my first time on this website, so bear with me I am Ilene's cousin, and have been fighting as well to help find her and bring closure. We were the same age when she was kidnapped. I have contacted CNN about possibly covering this story, I'll let you know if I hear anything. I've been reading through all of these posts. Thank you everyone for the thoughts and prayers for my Aunt Maddi.
I remember thinking at the time that the construction workers near the entrance to the park must have seen something. At that time, one of the buildings next to McNamara's Steakhouse was under construction, but I can't figure out which one. The most likely one is the Dublin Wellness Center (7446 San Ramon Rd) building. I remember that it was a 2 story building being built at that time and I remember seeing lots of construction workers that had direct vision sight to the entrance of the park. Can someone find out what year that building was under construction? If 1989, then I might have something to pursue further.
Also, I think the same person kidnapped Amber. The perp left Amber's socks in an area that had already been searched, and the same thing with Ilene's backpack being left after the area was searched. I believe she made it across the street and to the entrance of the park.
My top suspect is Curtis Dean Anderson, unless he was incarcerated on 1/30/89. I still need to follow that up. I ordered the book Stalemate, so I'll let you know my thoughts on Bindner after I read it. I don't think Daveggio/Michaud were involved, they didn't start their known crimes until 1997, and they started dating in 1996, years after 1989.

Welcome Mwash75. I think it would be wonderful if CNN would cover this case. I would also like to see it covered on the podcast The Vanished. Perhaps you can submit her case to them? It requires a loved one or family member to submit and I am neither.

Your Aunt Maddi was so strong and never gave up on her girl, a real inspiration

About the construction, at time of your cousins disappearance there was still a farmhouse on one side of the creek, where the little strip mall and storage facility are now. There definitely could have been workers there preparing that area for the Storage facility at that time though. They were in the process of taking over the land at that time, the house was torn down in 1990. The condos on the other side of the creek were there at the time of Ilene's disappearance, the were built in 1987.

Definitely read Stalemate. It is very informative about the abductions during that time period, IMO.

I would love to know if touch DNA was done on the backpack. With the advent of Parabon Labs genetic genealogy, and so many cases being solved, it would be great if it could be tested

James Daveggio and Michael Ihde were active in the bay area during those years, friends who hung out together in Pleasanton..a match made in hell. But I believe Idhe was in jail in 1989. I am not sure if Anderson was in prison during the late 80s, but it would be easy enough to reseach I guess.

 

[LinasK]

Wow, I didn't know that Daveggio was buddies with Michael Ihde. As an aside, my husband was almost on a jury for Michael Ihde. I remember him telling me about that... Mwash, feel free to message me, I'm a neighbor of Maddie & Mike's.

 

[jewelsmac]

Wow, I didn't know that Daveggio was buddies with Michael Ihde. As an aside, my husband was almost on a jury for Michael Ihde. I remember him telling me about that... .

Amazing, its a small world for sure. I was watching an episode of Cold Case Files about the Tina Faelz murder in Pleasanton and Daveggio and Ihde came up , one of the officers talked about them hanging out together in a bar in Pleasanton. The detective was considering Daveggio and also mentioned Ihde and Robert Rhoads. All active during that time frame. Daveggio's crimes began far before he met Michelle Michaud, here in the tri valley and Tracy areas. Hunting Evil by Carlton Smith gives a lot of details about that.