Maxine A. Fish

COLERIDGE — Maxine A. Fish, 96, Coleridge, died Dec. 5, 2021, at Park View Haven Nursing Home, Coleridge.

Funeral Services will be Dec. 10, at 10:30 a.m., at the Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ, Coleridge, with the Rev. Terry Buol officiating.

Burial will be at the Belden Cemetery, Belden.

Pallbearers will be her grandchildren Tim Stamm, Chris Stamm, Ryan Stamm, Mark Rathgeber, Brett Rathgeber, Laura Marshall, Brandon Rathgeber and Sarah Schwarten.

Honorary pallbearers will be her greatgrandchildren.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m., Thursday, at the church, and will continue Friday, one hour prior to services.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home, Coleridge.

Maxine A. Fish was born June 24, 1925, to Fred and Clara (Norris) Fiscus. She grew up in the Crofton area, graduating from Crofton High School in 1942. After high school, Maxine received her teaching certificate from Nebraska Normal College in Wayne. She taught country school near Crofton, Laurel and Randolph until 1946. Maxine married Wayne Fish Feb. 23, 1946, in Belden. They lived on farms in the Randolph, Belden and Coleridge areas until moving into Coleridge in 1989. Maxine worked at the Coleridge Community Schools and at Park View Haven Nursing Home as a nurse’s aide and in activities.

Maxine was a member of the Pilgrim Congregational UCC, Coleridge, and was a member of the Women’s Circle. She was also a part of the Willing Workers Extension Club. She gardened, canned and enjoyed her flowers and spending time with her grandchildren.

Maxine is survived by three children, Mary Lou (Richard) Stamm, Columbus; JoAnn Rathgeber, Coleridge; and Jim (Barb) Fish, Coleridge; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a sister, Alta Patent, Albany, Ore.; and a sister-in-law, Kay Fiscus, Vermillion, S.D.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Fred and Clara Fiscus; husband, Wayne LeRoy Fish, March 21, 1999 at the age of 78; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Loyd and Pearl Fish; son-in-law, Larry Rathgeber; four sisters, Gladys Kotrous, Bernice Behrens, Lula Huetig and Wilma Hallgrimson; two brothers, Richard Fiscus and Gene Fiscus; great-granddaughter, Samantha Stamm; and several other family members.