Maxine Simontacchi

Maxine Simontacchi Was born on May 9, 1917 to Ernest and Alice Johnson. She spent her childhood in Turlock, California where she met and married the late Baptiste Joseph Simontacchi. They moved to Marin where Bap was a teacher at San Rafael High School. She was the first school secretary at TLHS followed by filling the same position at Davidson Middle School. She was always there for her two daughters, Barbara (Jones) and Karen (Leonard Medoff). Her fondest joy was her grandchildren, Todd Jones (Brett), Kent Jones (Tami), Megan Floyd (Jeff), Zack Medoff (Erin Warnick) and Dmitri Medoff (Jenn). She was blessed with many great grandchildren: Madison and Olivia Jones of Novato; Hayden, McKenna and Hudson Jones of Sisters, OR; Colton and Cassidy Floyd of Petaluma and Ben and Zoe Medoff of Longmont, Colorado. She was an avid saxophone player and enjoyed the many musical groups she played with. She also was an active member of Sweet Adelines and many other singing groups for countless years. She was a lifelong fan of the Giants, 49ers and Warriors. Sharing sporting events with family and friends was always a great source of joy. She was an inspiration to all who knew her and always was there to lend a hand or an ear to those in need. She was a very special person who will be greatly missed. She was the heart and soul of her family and left us with the foundation for loving and living each day to the fullest. Please join us to celebrate her life Monday, September 30th at 10:30 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, 333 Woodland Ave., San Rafael. This was her spiritual home where she worshipped with her church family. A reception will follow. Respecting her wishes, in lieu of flowers or contributions the family suggests you do a random act of kindness for a stranger. A special thank you to Hospice by the Bay.