MAXINE LENORA HYDE ROGERS

Maxine Lenora Hyde Rogers, of Mundelein, IL passed on to be with her Lord on May 4, 2011. She was born on July 18, 1930, to Iva and Oscar Hyde in Ashland, OH and later moved to Massillon, OH. Maxine met her husband Ned in Lakewood, OH, where she was teaching, and was married July 14, 1957 in Massillon, OH. She lived in Lakewood, OH until 1973 when they moved to Perrysburg, OH and then in 1983 they moved to the Chicago area. They have lived in Mundelein since 1993. Married for 54 years they have three children. Maxine graduated in 1949 from Washington High School in Massillon, OH and then in 1953 from Ohio Wesleyan with a B.A. in Education and a Minor in Religion. She taught in elementary schools in Fairview Park and Cleveland, OH. Later she established nursery schools in churches in Lakewood, OH and in Perrysburg, OH. She also tutored many children with learning disabilities in English and math. Maxine's faith was extremely important to her and she was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. She was an accomplished bridge player, playing two or three times a week, in addition to teaching others how to play the game. Maxine loved to read and was a book club member. She will be remembered for her caring and generous nature and wonderful sense of humor. Her family always came first. Survivors include her husband, Ned; their three children, Bruce, Diane, and Beth Rogers and her sister, Irma Mattern. In remembrance, the family requests that donations be sent to Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center, 2050 Claire Court, Glenview, IL 60025, (847) 467-7423. Please join us for the Memorial Service which will be held at the United Methodist Church of Libertyville, 429 Brainerd Ave., Libertyville, IL 60048, (847) 362-2112 on Saturday, May 28, 2011, at 5 p.m. Fellowship and light refreshments will follow.