Maxine Karla Rasmussen

Maxine Karla Rasmussen, 77, of Jackson, NE passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at a local care center.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, March 12, 2020 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Jackson.  Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00-6:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 with a Wake Service at 6:00 P.M. all at the church.  Burial will be at St. John's Cemetery in Jackson.  Online condolences may be given at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Maxine was born September 6, 1942 in Sisseton, South Dakota, the daughter of Emil Albin Hoem and Evelynn Evangeline (Siewert) Hoem.  She attended Sisseton Grade school from grades 1-3, and then Ismay Elementary when her family moved to Ismay, MT.  She graduated from Plevna High School and then attended Westmar College in Le Mars, IA.  Maxine married Thomas Conway in 1962.  The couple had four children and were married for 26 years before divorcing.  Maxine married Carl Rasmussen in 1994 in Jackson, NE.

Maxine worked at Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company (NNTC) from 1979-2007 as an executive assistant.  In retirement, she worked at Coldwater Creek and Pier 1.  Maxine was an active member of St. Patrick’s in Jackson.  She was a member of the Red Hat’s Society, a Book Club, and the Extension Club.  She loved spending time with and attending her grandchildren’s activities, meeting with friends for shopping, coffee, and lunch, and “messing in her flowers”.

Maxine is survived by her husband Carl Rasmussen; children:  Lynn (Kenny) Fuchser of Fremont, NE, Ann (Ted) Collins of Sergeant Bluff, IA, Tom Conway of Jackson, NE, and Ben (Shelly) Conway of Yankton, SD; grandchildren:  Andrea (Ryan) Donahue, Kristen (Derek) Heckman, Nicholas Fuchser, Dan (Michelle) Conway, Cory Collins, Ruchala (Caleb) Bone, Camille (Mitchell) Sauder, Forrest Conway, and Jackson, Carson, and Austin Conway; great grandchildren:  Ryan, Winnie, and Maggie Donahue, Broxton Conway, and Griffin and Georgia Bone; her brother Ed (Susie) Hoem of Billings, MT; stepchildren:  Lynne Bockelman (Jim Lake), Mary (Jim) Sullivan, Jim (Dawn) Rasmussen, Rick (Jaime) Rasmussen, and Karl Rasmussen; brother-in-laws:  Marvin and Charles Rasmussen and Michael (Taren) Conway; and sister-in-laws:  Fran Hilton, Sue (Dick) Hrasky, and Annette Peters.

She was preceded in death by her parents Emil and Evelynn Hoem.

A special thank you to Heritage at Northern Hills, Bickford Memory Care, and Hospice of Siouxland for taking such good care of Maxine during her illness. 

Memorials may be directed to Lewy Body Dementia Association:  912 Killian Hill Road, S.W. Lilburn, GA 30047 in Maxine’s Memory.