Burden, Maxine (1922-2021)

BURDEN, SNOOK

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 12/3/2021 at 09:03:26

Maxine L. Burden, 99, of West Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Davenport, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Pine Acres Care Center in West Des Moines. Funeral services will be on Friday, December 3rd at 11am at St Matthew’s Lutheran Church; visitation will begin at 9:30am. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials in Maxine’s memory may be made to St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church or to the family on behalf of the staff at Pine Acres Care Center.

Maxine was born on June 26, 1922 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Ernest and Mary Snook. Following high school graduation she was united in marriage to Robert Burden. Maxine was a wonderful homemaker. She lived in her home and neighborhood for over 55 years before joining her family in the Des Moines area. She always enjoyed a good cup of coffee and cooking for all. Many friends have spent time sitting around her round oak table enjoying a slice of her famous homemade pies. Her church was very important and she was a faithful servant to God. She was blessed with a lovely can-do spirit. Maxine had an extraordinary memory and could share many stories with amazing clarity. She captured the hearts of most with her wit, beautiful smile, and her never ending kindness.

Those left to honor her memory are her children: Steve (Deborah) Burden, Gary (Jane) Burden, Denise (John) Olds, Cheryl (Joe) Knobbe; grandchildren: Sean (Jessica), Jessica, Shelly (Chad), Katelyn (Kyle), Jacob, and Thomas; great-grandchildren: Cooper, Alex, Nicholas, Landon, Bailey, Charlie, Carter, and Sawyer and brothers James Snook and Robert (Patricia) Snook. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert; her parents: Ernest and Mary Snook; son: Timothy Burden; sisters: Janet Deffenbaugh and Jeannie Kortkoff, and brother Howard Snook.