Submitted by: Dan Rich

Maxine E. Stoehr

March 25, 1920 - May 3, 2007

South Bend Tribune 5/5/2007
MISHAWAKA - Maxine E. Stoehr, 87, of Mishawaka, IN, passed away at 11:02 a.m. Thursday, May 3, 2007, in her daughter's residence. Maxine was born on March 25, 1920, in Brooklyn, IN, to Carl and Nell (Bain) Housand. Maxine worked 25 years at Uniroyal, retiring as a supervisor in the foot wear division. She was a 1938 graduate of Mishawaka High School, a member of East United Methodist Church, a 50-year member of the Eastern Star, Mishawaka Alumni Association, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Mishawaka Auxiliary, and she sold and took tickets at Mishawaka High School sporting events.

On November 28, 1939, in Mishawaka, as Maxine E. Housand, she married Luther L. Stoehr. Luther preceded Maxine in death on February 14, 1989. Maxine is survived by her daughter, Karen (Larry) Mowery of Mishawaka, two grandchildren, Mark (Lisa) Schroeder and Elizabeth (Kevin) Whitelegg, three great-grandchildren, Donavan Schroeder, Collin Schroeder and Katelynn Whitelegg; and numerous nieces and nephews. Maxine was preceded in death by her brothers, Archie, Granville, Edgar, Harry, Kenneth, Jonathon, Robert, Harold and Carl Jr., and her sisters, Thelma, Virginia, Mardell and Bernice.

Visitation for Maxine will be on Sunday from 1 until 5 p.m. in Bubb Funeral Chapel, 3910 N. Main Street, Mishawaka. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in East United Methodist Church, 1621 East Third Street, Mishawaka, where visitation will also be held one hour prior to the services. Rev. Roberta Davis Ingle will officiate the services with burial to follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN. Memorial contributions can be made to East United Methodist Church or The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.