EBEL, Maxine Lucille (Lockie) 1942-2011

EBEL, SHOREY, LOCKIE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 8/3/2011 at 10:31:17

Maxine Ebel

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CHARLES CITY, IOWA - Maxine Ebel, 69, of Toledo, Iowa, died Monday, August 1, 2011, at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St. in Charles City. She will be cremated after the service and burial will be in the Howardville Cemetery at a later date. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Stories, thoughts and condolences may be shared with the family on the funeral home website at www.Fullertonfh.com . For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the family.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, IA; 641-228-4211.

[ Globe Gazette online, August 3, 2011 ]
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CHARLES CITY, IOWA - Maxine Ebel, 69, of Toledo, died Monday, August 1, 2011, at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m. at Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St. in Charles City, with Pastor Jan Tjaden of the First Congregational Church of Orchard officiating.

Maxine will be cremated following the service and burial will be in the Howardville Cemetery at a later date.

There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Stories, thoughts and condolences may be shared with the family on the funeral home website at www.Fullertonfh.com.

For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the family.

Maxine Lucille (Lockie) Ebel was born on February 26, 1942, on a farm three miles west of Floyd, to Robert and Nellie (Shorey) Lockie. She was united in marriage to William Jr. Shafer on Jan. 31, 1960. They were later divorced and she married Lee Ebel on July 22, 1969. She raised five boys of her own and her niece.

Maxine enjoyed playing card games of all types and went in for the kill when she did. She also liked to sew and play games on the computer. Most of all, she loved her family and was a stalwart at helping with the family reunion every year. She always had a smile on her face that could cheer up anybody. It was always a pleasure to see her.

She leaves behind her husband, Lee Ebel of Toledo; three sons, Dennis Shafer of Michigan, William Shafer of Mason City and Jack Ebel of Manly; daughter, Rachel (B.J.) Halterman of Des Moines; three sisters, Shirley Decker of Floyd, Jean Underwood of Peru, Ind., and Sandra Burd of Mason City; brother, Delbert (Judy) Lockie of Cameron, N.C.; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and their families.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Robert; and two sons, Douglas Shafer in 2007 and James Ebel in 2010.

Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, IA, 641-228-4211, www.fullertonfh.com.

[ Globe Gazette online, August 4, 2011 ]