Maxine Ardith (Young) Wheeler (2025)

BAILEY, GRIPP, KIRKLAND, ROWE, WHEELER, YOUNG

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 3/4/2025 at 17:20:09

Powers Funeral Home
Creston, Iowa

March 6, 1933 - March 1, 2025

CHANGE OF SERVICE DUE TO WEATHER
SERVICES WILL BE HELD TONIGHT AT 7:00 P.M. AT POWERS FUNERAL HOME DUE TO THE PENDING WEATHER. BURIAL WILL BE PRIVATE AT A LATER DATE

Maxine Wheeler, 91, of Lorimor, died Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Greenfield Manor. A Celebration of Life Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Macksburg United Methodist Church. Pastor Gene Hinrichsen will officiate. The service will be livestreamed found under events at powersfh.com. The burial will be at the Moon Cemetery, south of Macksburg. Open visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the family to be determined later. Online condolences may be given at the tribute wall at powersfh.com.

Maxine Ardith Wheeler, daughter of Ralph Fremont Young and Bernice Irene (Kirkland) Young, was born March 6, 1933, in rural Adair County. She graduated from Macksburg High School in 1951.

On May 27, 1951, Maxine united in marriage to Lee Junior Wheeler on Maxine’s parents farm in rural Union County. Married just a few days after their high school graduation, Maxine & Junior were back home after the ceremony farming. The couple settled on the Wheeler family farm, south of Macksburg, where they enjoyed 70 years together. Maxine was happily a lifelong farm wife and homemaker. Her husband Junior always said he married a “hired hand” as much as a wife. Maxine’s love of her family and friends was even greater than her pride in the Wheeler Century Farm. In addition to farming, she worked for Delta making remote control car parts, Banks Floral in Winterset, and Bunn Manufacturing in Creston.

Her cooking and baking skills were enjoyed by the family and friends, especially her famous beef & noodles. Maxine was known for making and decorating countless wedding, anniversary, and birthday cakes for 5 generations of her family and many friends. Her artistic talents also included sewing and crocheting, as well as painting.

Avid square dancers, Maxine and Junior were longtime members of the WinterSets Square Dance Club and they loved camping at the Iowa State Fair with family. Maxine attended every State Fair since 1953. She participated in the Macksburg Garden Club, enjoyed card parties and family reunions.

She is survived by her three sons, Randy (Jill) Wheeler of Ankeny, Keith (Julie) Wheeler of Winterset and Troy (Jenny) Wheeler of Lorimor; a daughter, Debbie (Rick) Gripp of Creston; a granddaughter-in-law, Theresa Wheeler of Ankeny; a sister, Myrtle Bailey of Altoona; a brother-in-law, Bruce Rowe of Glendale, Ariz.; 12 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren.

Maxine was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Junior, two brothers, Dale and Phil Young, infant sister, Lois Young and grandson Bryan Wheeler.

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