Shirley Jean Maxwell, 72, Luverne, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne.
Services were Monday, Dec 2, at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. The Rev. John Pehrson and lay pastor Dan Smith officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne.
Shirley Roemeling was born to Siebo and Frida (Heiden) Roemeling on May 29, 1930, in Springwater Township, Rock County. She attended school in Luverne.
She married Hugh Maxwell on Aug. 31, 1947. After their marriage they lived in Luverne for 10 years until moving to Madison, S.D. They moved back to Luverne in the early 90s. She moved to Centennial Apartments after Mr. Maxwell died in 1993. She moved to Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in May 2002.
Mrs. Maxwell was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. She was also a member of the VFW Auxiliary in Madison, S.D.
Survivors include six children, Cynthia (David) Wehrli, Lansdale, Pa., Robert (Karen) Maxwell, Madison, S.D., Jane (Randy) James, Shoreham, N.Y., Wendy (Ed) Keever, The Colony, Texas, David (Beth) Maxwell, Hope, Ark., and Janet Leon, Reno, Nev.; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lois Olson, Luverne, and Sharon Wegleitner, Williston, N.D.
Mrs. Maxwell was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1993, and seven brothers.
A tree will be planted in memory of Shirley Maxwell by Hospice of Luverne Community Hospital.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.