Urbandale
Maxine Weil passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Taylor House Hospice. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Highland Park Christian Church with visitation from 9 a.m. until service time at the church. A private family burial will be held at St. Mary's Cemetery in Dallas Center at a later date.
Maxine was born in Eldora, IA, the third daughter of Harold and Theo Clark, and was raised on the family farm. She graduated as Valedictorian from Whitten High School and was involved in many school activities. She married Joe Weil in 1970 and had 45 wonderful years until his death in 2014. Maxine retired from Firestone after 25 years and also worked 22 years part-time at Mercy Hospital and seven years at McLaren's Funeral Home.
Maxine enjoyed spending time with family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved traveling, movies, reading, and going with friends to breakfast, lunch and dinner for hours on end. She was a deaconess at her church and a member of ABWA and Red Hatters.
She is survived by two sons, Jim (Clare) Weil of West Des Moines and Scott (Fran) West of Newton, IA; one daughter, Kim (Jeff) Weeks of Altoona; ten grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; three sisters, Arvonne Binkerd of Colorado Springs, CO, Elva Weaver of Marshalltown, and Ethel (Leon) Smeaton of Sun City, AZ; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Allen, Hannah Weil and Phyllis Weil; and many nieces and nephews. Maxine was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Joe.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Highland Park Christian Church or the Animal Rescue League of Central Iowa.