Maxine Jordahl passed away quietly at her home in Sun City West at the age of 85 on March 15, 2019. She was surrounded by family and friends in the days and weeks that preceded her passing, with her loving husband Kenneth Jordahl always by her side.
She was born Mary Maxine Falwell in Medford Oregon on April 12, 1933 to Margaret and Donald. Her younger sister Dee Ann joined her in 1936. At 17, Maxine married Donald Reinemer in Crescent City California, and they later had three children, Gregory, Douglas, and Leslie. The family moved to Everett, Washington in 1955. She and Donald were later divorced and in 1968 she married Willard “Bill” Kraemer. He brought his children Christine, Jeff, and Ed to the family. After Bill’s passing in 2002, she later met Kenneth “Kenny” Jordahl and they married in 2006. After a few years in Snohomish Washington, they moved to Sun City West Arizona to enjoy their retirement years. She is survived by her husband Kenny in Arizona, sister Dee in Sacramento, and all of her children, numerous grand and great-grandchildren in Washington State.
Maxine spent her early years working as a legal secretary and office manager in Everett, before moving on to the Everett PUD. She later retired from many years at Edmonds Community College, where she was their benefits coordinator. She used her strong organizational skills and attention to detail to excel in these positions. Maxine loved a good crossword or jigsaw puzzle. She was a long time member of the Evergreen Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Marysville and served as their treasurer and bookkeeper for many years. She was very active in church life and made many lifelong friends there. She loved singing in the choir at church with Bill, as well as singing with the Everett Chorale, with whom she traveled to Europe several times to sing. She also loved the outdoors, spending many hours hiking, backpacking, and gardening. She was a strong supporter of many causes, especially ones involving social justice. Music was her lifelong passion, and she would sing along to whatever was playing on the record player. In Sun City West, she and Kenny quickly developed a close group of friends, and she was active in the Boomers Club, Zymurgy Club, the Chartered Clubs Committee, golfing, bowling, and took up new hobbies of crocheting and weaving, as well as many evenings spent sipping wine with friends on the patio.
Maxine had a beautiful smile, and her friends continually share how loving and sweet she was and how willing she was to lend support to everyone. She will be missed by her friends and her family, and especially her husband. A gathering will take place on April 1st, 2019 in Sun City West to celebrate her life, and a private gathering for family in Washington later this spring. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name can be made to any human or social justice cause, as she had such a big heart, she supported them all!
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