Maxine L. Kurtz

Maxine L. Kurtz was born near New Point in Holt County, Missouri on October 13, 1920. She graduated from New Point High School.

On Feb. 21, 1940 she married Emmett Kurtz in Savannah, Missouri. Maxine and Emmett became parents of three sons, and farmed in Holt County all their 72 years of marriage. Emmett preceded her in death on Sept. 17, 2012.

Maxine passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Oregon Care Center at the age of 91.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, Perry A. and Anna Belle (Springer) Boswell; sister, Colene Noel; daughter-in-law, Susan Kurtz; sister-in-law, Emma Lou Kurtz; and brothers-in-law, Herbert Kurtz, Billy Noel, and George Mohler.

Survivors include their sons and daughters-in-law, Richard F. “Dick” and Vicki Kurtz of Oregon, Michael D. “Mike” and Diane Kurtz of Clarinda, Iowa, and Scotty R. “Scott” and Jill Kurtz of Clarinda; brother-in-law, Ivan Kurtz of Oregon; sisters-in-law, Verlene Mohler of Scott County, Kansas, and Dorothy Kurtz of Oregon; six grandchildren and their spouses, Summer and Kevin Barber, Joy and Brad Hamann, Vincent and Laurie Kurtz, Tasha and Jon Cole, Isaac and April Kurtz, and Kelly F. Kurtz; three step grandchildren, Kimberly and Natalie Meng, and Adrienne and her husband Alex Hofstetter; 15 great grandchildren, Emmett, Hadley, and Jace Barber, Jayla and Jac Hamann, McKenzie, Kylie and Katie Kurtz, Taylor, Madison and Ellie Cole, Quincey, Annie and Tommy Kurtz, and Darian Kurtz; two step great grandchildren, Leila and Kevin Hofstetter; and nieces and nephews.

Services were held on Monday, October 1, 2012 at 10:30 am at the Oregon United Methodist Church.  Interment was held at the Maple Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the church, or to Kendallwood Hospice.