Maxine Whiting, 95, died Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Shady Oaks Care Center in Lake City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 22, 2020 at Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City with Father Lynn Bruch officiating and burial in the Lanesboro Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City with a rosary at 7 p.m.
Maxine Mary (Minnehan) Whiting was born on June 7, 1925, in Greene County, Iowa, to Francis and Magdalene (Fitzpatrick) Minnehan. After graduating from Churdan High School in 1942, Maxine went on to St. Anthony Nursing School in Carroll. On June 7, 1947, Maxine married Dellwyn Whiting in Churdan. Throughout the years, Maxine worked at Greene County Hospital in Jefferson then McVay Hospital, McCrary Rost Hospital and Stewart Memorial Community Hospital all in Lake City until her retirement in 1989. While at SMCH, Maxine taught nursing classes through ICCC for 7 years. Maxine was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lake City, St. Teresa’s Sodality, SMCH Auxiliary, St. Anthony Alumni and Birthday Club.
Maxine is survived by her son Steve (Amy) Whiting of Lake City; daughters Marlene (Jim) Rath of Glidden, Valerie (Ron) Kalous of Lohrville, Angela (Randy) Richardson of Lanesboro and Wendy (Randy) Alger of Blakesburg; 11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild; and sisters Rosella Eischeid of Tucson, AZ and Norine Carroll of Coppell, TX. She was
preceded in death by her parents, husband Del, and brothers Ray and Bob Minnehan.
