Maxine Gail Driscoll, 29 Jun 1930 - 6 Apr 2009

DRISCOLL GOODMAN JENKINS DRISCOLL-WICKE STAHL RICH BRUMMEL WICKE SHAFAR MARKEE JOHNSTONE

Posted By: Stephen D. Williams (email)
Date: 5/6/2009 at 16:06:33

Maxine Gail Driscoll, age 78, was called home to God, Monday, April 6, 2009 at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City. Funeral Liturgy: 10:30 A.M. Thursday, April 9, 2009, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Williamsburg with Fr. Joseph Roost officiating. Burial: St. Michael’s Cemetery, Holbrook. Visitation: 3 to 8 P.M. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at St. Mary’s Hall, Williamsburg, with a Rosary recited at 2:30 P.M. and a Vigil Service at 7:30 P.M. Memorials may be contributed to Friends of St. Michael’s, 200 W. Maple St., Williamsburg, Iowa 52361.

Survivors include eleven children: Mike (friend Becky), Williamsburg, Bob (Linda), Williamsburg; Terry (Julie), Amana, Chris Jenkins (Tom), Lee’s Summit, MO, Connie Driscoll-Wicke (Ian), Iowa City, Dan (Jami), Council Bluffs, Kenneth (friend Hara), Iowa City, Judy Stahl (Gary), Williamsburg, Jeff (Laura), Council Bluffs, Mark (friend Peggy), Council Bluffs, and Mary Johnstone, (Ted), Angola, IN; fourteen grandchildren, Carisa (friend Jeff), Larry (Leah), Cameron (Stacey), Keelan, Chad (Jodie), Darcy Rich (Perry), Gina Brummel (Pat), Jacob and Evan Stahl, Adam and Grant Jenkins, Austin and Ryan Wicke, Sara Johnstone and 9 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, Virgil Goodman (Betty), and Larry Goodman (Vellie); sister Shirley Shafar (Bob), brother-in-law, Tom Driscoll (Helen), sister-in-law, Catherine Markee, and many nieces and nephews. Maxine’s family and friends were very special to her and we will all hold a very special place in our hearts for her.

She was preceded in death by her husband Pat in 1971, her parents, granddaughter Emma Johnstone, three brothers-in-law and three sisters-in-law.

Maxine Gail was born June 29, 1930 in Millersburg, Iowa, the daughter of Andy and Essie Morrison Goodman. She graduated from Millersburg High School in 1948 and married Pat Driscoll January 27, 1951 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Holbrook, Iowa. The family eventually settled in the town of Holbrook with all of their wonderful neighbors and attended church across the street from their house. Maxine was employed as a cook at area restaurants, including Colony Village and 7-Villages. She retired from the University of Iowa in 1992 where she was a cook at Burge Hall for many years. Maxine has enjoyed the past years going to dances, playing her saxophone for community events and entertaining many residents of area nursing homes.
Maxine’s greatest joy was spending time with her loved ones whether on the phone or in person having long conversations. She was a very strong woman that endured good times and bad and always in a very caring and generous way. “We cannot see her, but she is with us still. A mother like ours is more than a memory. She is a living presence.”

Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. www.klosterfuneralhome.com
Cedar Rapids Gazette, 4 Apr 2009, pg A6 (the above obit from the funeral home contains more info than the CRG)