Maxine M. Reimers

Maxine M. Reimers, age 66, of Kenesaw, died Monday, January 3, 2022, at the Grand Island VA Medical Center.

Mass of Christian burial was held Saturday, January 8, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shelton with Father Jonathan Sorensen presiding. Burial was at the Souleville Cemetery in Sherman County.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www. jacobsengreenway.com.

Maxine was born September 21, 1955, in Loup City to Lee and Phyllis (Beran) Reimers. She grew up in Boelus and graduated from Centura High School in 1973. She served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged. She attended Central Technical Community College and graduated with her LPN in 1975. She attended Kearney State College and graduated with a degree in business in 1991.

Her hobbies included sewing, crocheting, embroidery, and collecting salt and pepper shakers. Maxine was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shelton.

Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Joe Blackford, of Hastings; brothers and sisters-in-law, Leonard and Mary Reimers, of Boelus, Jerome Reimers, of Boelus, Wayne and Esther Reimers, of Boelus, Lynn and Lori Reimers, of Sumner, and Jack and Audrey Reimers, of Boelus; sister and brother-inlaw, Linda and David Reiser, of Spencer; uncle and aunt, Virgil and Doris Reimers, of Grand Island; godchild, Emily Reiser, of Spencer; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Edwin “Eddie” Blackford; sister-inlaw, Mary Ellen Reimers; and nephew, Jacob Reiser.