Maxine Louise (Yates) FITCHHORN

FITCHHORN, YATES, PASSWATERS, DILLEY, PAUKERT, MANSHIP

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/4/2010 at 10:12:06

July 4, 2010
Fort Dodge Messenger, Iowa

WEBSTER CITY, IA - Maxine Fitchhorn, 85, of Webster City, died Friday, July 2, 2010 at the Southfield Wellness Community. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, with Rev. Scott Boone officiating. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday with a scripture service beginning at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will also be held on Wednesday morning at the church after 9:00 a.m.

Maxine Louise Yates, daughter of Eldrige and Eunice Passwaters Yates, was born January 15, 1925 at Galt, IA. She attended school at Galt, a rural Williams school and Williams Public School graduating in 1944. In 1945, She moved to Webster City and worked in several restaurants. On September 27, 1947, she married Russell Dwayne Fitchhorn at Webster City. The couple resided in Webster City. For years, she worked in the dietary department of the Webster City Middle School and from 1966 to 1980, she worked at Arrow-Acme. Prior to her retirement, she worked in food service at the Riverview Day Care. Mr. Fitchhorn died December 2, 1992. She had resided at Southfield since April of 2000.

Mrs. Fitchhorn is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Sam and Patricia Fitchhorn of Eagle Grove, Larry and Paula Fitchhorn of Webster City; grandchildren, Cory Fitchhorn of Clarion; Sarah and Joe Kopriva of Webster City; Marta and Steve Paukert of Duncombe; Angie Dilley of Webster City; 9 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Wendell and Ardys Yates; Andy and Charlene Yates; Larry (Joe) and Sandy Yates; sisters, Larita Manship, Janet and Kathy Yates; sister-in-law, Verona Yates, all of Webster City; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, John, Dean and James Yates; sister, Evelyn Marie Yates; brother-in-law, John Manship.

She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, United Auto Workers Local #442 and the Webster City Family Moose Center. She loved music and dancing and was an avid domino player. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Jane Young House.