Katherine M. (Maxine) Age 88 of Mesa, AZ (formerly St. Paul, MN) passed away on May 1, 2020 of natural causes. Survived by husband Wayne Schmidt. Preceded in death by husband Richard (Dick) Johnson, parents Michael and Mary Hughes and siblings, Cleo, Jerome, Patricia (Hynes), John and Stephen Hughes. Loving mother of Michael (Cheri) of Woodbury, MN, Michele Riley (Patrick) of Chandler, AZ, Mark (Tammy) of Mesa, AZ and Matthew (Amy) Johnson of Hastings, MN. Loving grandmother of Michael (Regina) Miller, Kayla Johnson, Ariana Limon, Rick (Kelsey) and Ryan Riley, Colton, Zachary, Tanner and Michael Johnson. Great grandmother of Luke Miller and Kaeden Johnson. Also survived by step-children Dan (Debbie) Schmidt, Mike (Patty) Schmidt, and Cyndi (Glenn) Moseley and their families. A private family service will take place at a later date when large gatherings are allowed. Maxine loved to feed people and the family requests memorials be made to St. Mary’s Food Bank www.firstfoodbank.org or World Central Kitchen www.wck.org to feed those in need.
