Brandes, Maxine L. (Rank) (1929 - 2019)

BRANDES, RANK, HICKERSON, SCHEFFLER, MEYER, MITCHELL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/22/2019 at 15:20:38

Name of deceased: Maxine L. Brandes (nee Rank)

Aged: 90 yrs, 1 mo, 15 days

Residence: Northcrest Living Center, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Born: May 30, 1929; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: July 15, 2019; Northcrest Living Center, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, July 18, 2019; Silver Creek United Methodist Church, Hancock, IA; burial was in the Silver Valley Cemetery, Hancock, Pottawattamie County, IA

Survived by: Son, Russell Brandes (spouse, Phyllis) of Hancock, IA; daughter, Joyce Hickerson (spouse, Dennis) of Boise, ID; son-in-law, Jim Scheffler of Hancock, IA; grandchildren, Tom and Hilary Scheffler of Hancock, IA, Doug and Kayce Scheffler of McKinney, TX, Mike and Samantha Scheffler of Hancock, IA, and Cade Brandes Hickerson of Boise, ID; great-grandchildren, Roman, Katie, Guy, and Max Scheffler of Hancock, IA; Callie, Duke, Jack, and Dixie Scheffler of McKinney, TX, and Stella and Lily Scheffler of Hancock, IA.

Predeceased by: Parents, of Ben and Leona (nee Meyer) Rank; husband, Wayne (deceased March 19, 2005); daughter, Judy; sister, Wilma Mitchell

Education: Attended public schools until early high school in Defiance, Shelby County, IA; she then attended Central High School in Omaha, NE when her family moved to Omaha.

Religious affiliation: Active member, Silver Creek United Methodist Church, Hancock, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Wayne C. Brandes; Dec. 12, 1948; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Employment: worked at several jobs in downtown Omaha, NE while attending high school there; after her marriage, she became a farmer’s wife, gardening, canning, freezing food, sewing clothes and raising their family.

Hobbies/Interests: card parties with neighbors; baking and going on vacations with their grandsons; traveling to all 50 states

Sources: riekenfuneralhome.com