Maxine Chamberlin

MAXINE CHAMBERLIN

Washington

Maxine was born the third of 11 children of Theodore J. and Cecil (Hethcote) Simons in Louisa County, Iowa, on Nov. 12, 1920. She attended school in Washington, Iowa, and met and married R. Wayne Chamberlin on Aug. 30, 1940. She worked various jobs while Wayne was in the Marines, serving in the South Pacific during World War II.

They moved back to Washington, Iowa, after the war and had three boys, Roger, Kent and Gary. In 1964, they moved to Omaha, Neb., and she became the administrative assistant to Ted Seldin, president of Seldin Development & Management Co. in Omaha until her retirement when Maxine and Wayne moved to Palm Springs, Calif. They spent 25 years there until Wayne passed away in 2007.

Maxine moved to Lincoln, Neb., to be near their oldest son, Roger, and his wife, Becky. She lived at Brentwood Estates for nine years and passed away Nov. 30, 2019, after a fall. She was 99 years old

Maxine loved her family and friends, loved to travel, enjoyed playing bingo, bridge and participating in Husker football pools.

Survivors include sons, Roger (Becky) Chamberlin of Lincoln and Gary (Cherrie) Chamberlin of Las Vegas; five siblings; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Wayne; and son, Kent.

There will be a private memorial in the spring of 2020.