Gegenheimer, Maxine A.

Maxine A. Gegenheimer, 88, of 967 Bridget Lane SE, died July 27, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Interment will take place at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Surviving are her three daughters, Jeannine (Gary) Evilsizer of Cedar Rapids, Dianne (Paul) Herring of Columbus Junction and Georgene (David) Lopata of Walker; brothers Eugene and Wayne; sisters Geneva, Marguerite, Ruth, Delores and Elaine; seven grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband George; parents; brother Edwin; sister Dorothy; and great granddaughter Morgan Reves.

Maxine was born April 18, 1921, in West Branch, the daughter of Alfred and Grace (Schneider) Blount. She married George W. Gegenheimer on September 3, 1941, in Kahoka, Mo. Maxine was employed in retail sales for Killian's Department Store from 1955 to 1980, while farming with her husband for several years near Oxford, Troy Mills and Alburnett. Maxine and George lived in Marion, and later moved to Port Charlotte, Fla., before returning to Cedar Rapids. Maxine enjoyed making quilts for her family and playing cards. Above all her greatest enjoyment was time spent with her family, whom she loved dearly. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and will be greatly missed by her family.

Memorial donations in Maxine's honor may be made to the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, or to The Mercy Medical Center Foundation.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Dr.'s Mary Ann Nelson, Ralph Beckett and Diane Norton, and the staff of Hiawatha Care Center and Mercy Medical Center.

Please leave a message, tribute, or memory to Maxine's family on our webpage, www.cedarmemorial.com under Obituaries.