BAXTER, Maxine Mary (Bresnahan) --- 1925-2011
OBRIEN, BRESNAHAN, BAXTER, MOODY, PATTEE, PEYTON
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Date: 1/11/2012 at 14:17:26
Maxine Baxter
Maxine M. Baxter, 86, of Waukon died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, September 26 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider officiating. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.
Maxine Mary Bresnahan Baxter was born February 17, 1925 on the family farm in the Silver Creek area of rural Waukon. Her parents were Frank and Margaret (O’Brien) Bresnahan. She got her education at the rural Makee School and St. Patrick High School in Waukon. Following school she worked at various jobs around Waukon.
August 2, 1948 Maxine married Jack Baxter. The couple moved to Calmar for a short time and then to Ft. Atkinson, where Jack ran a creamery and Maxine was a busy mother and homemaker. Jack was killed and Maxine severely injured in a tragic car accident in 1958. Following a lengthy recovery, Maxine moved to Waukon in 1959 and continued raising her family. Later, she worked for a number of years at Elliott Jewelers and the Iowa Liquor Stores before retiring in 1987.
Maxine was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church Parish and the American Legion and VFW Auxiliaries in Waukon. She enjoyed playing cards, listening and dancing to music, and doing embroidery work.
Survivors include her children, Pat (Lynn) Moody of Pocahontas, Donna Pattee of Independence, and Don (Cathy) Baxter of Waukon; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a sister, Geraldine Peyton of Waukon; and a brother, Bernard (Idella) Bresnahan of Waukon. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jack; a son, Mike; a son-in-law, Bob Pattee; and a brother, Harold.
Casketbearers were Terri Samuelson, Corey Moody, Molly Ackerson, Tami Hoffman, Kristi Price, Nic Ryan, and Brea Baxter. Honorary casketbearers were Maxine’s great-grandchildren and her grandchildren’s spouses.The Waukon Standard, September 29, 2011
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