Submitted by: Dan Rich

Maxine Louise Bridgeford

Nov. 22, 1925 - Nov. 10, 2005

South Bend Tribune 11/12/2005

Maxine Louise (nee McClure) Bridgeford; beloved wife of the late Jack Edward Bridgeford; devoted mother of Bronwyn Stoner and Brian (Brenda) Bridgeford; loving grandmother of Andrew and Lauren Stoner, T.J. Beier, and Adam Bridgeford; great grandmother of Eli Beier; sister of Marilyn (Bill) Crankshaw; aunt of David Crankshaw, Owen Crankshaw, Ned Crankshaw, and Anne Balsley.

Maxine was born in Mishawaka, Ind. November 22, 1925. She attended the Mishawaka High School and graduated from the Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She passed away on Thursday November 10, 2005, at the age 79.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday November 15, 2005, at Paul R. Young Funeral Home, 7345 Hamilton Ave., Mt. Healthy at 10 a.m. Visitation will be Monday in the funeral home from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Donations may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association, Hospice of Cincinnati, or to Metamora Historical Society.

Editor: As Maxine McClure she  married Jack E. Bridgeford on 9-7-1946 in St. Joseph County IN. He  died 11-21-1967.