Maxine Delores Shulenberger Lorenz

LORENZ Maxine Delores Shulenberger Lorenz, 'Gragene,' died September 6, 2005, in Oklahoma City, OK. She was 78. Maxine was born January 29, 1927, in Rosalie, NE, to J.M. and Minnie Larson Shulenberger and was the youngest of five children. Her family moved from Rosalie to Sioux City, IA, in 1930, where she attended the Sioux City Public Schools, graduating in 1944. She married William F. Lorenz September 5, 1947, and the union produced two children. Following retirement from Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., Maxine moved to Oklahoma City in the early 1980's. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers: John, Harold and Marvin. She is survived by a daughter, Toni Renee Lorenz Ragsdale, a son-inlaw, Ken Ragsdale, and grandchildren Anne Taylor Ragsdale and John Kenneth Ragsdale, all of Oklahoma City; a son, William Dirk Lorenz, a daughter-in-law, Phyllis Lorenz, and grandchildren Heather Minton and Nicholas Sweeden, all of Little Rock, AR; a brother, Robert Shulenberger, Fountain Valley, CA; two sisters-in-law, Mina Shulenberger and Gale Avery and her husband, Charles, all of Sioux City; six nieces: Kayle Shulenberger and Susan Shulenberger, both of Seattle, WA, Dev Suroop Khalsa, Espanola, NM, Nancy Shulenberger and Karen Quirk, both of Sioux City, and Kelly Barbera, Yorba Linda, CA; and two nephews, John Shulenberger, Sioux City, and Robert J. Shulenberger Jr., Costa Mesa, CA. Maxine is also survived by an extended family and countless friends. A memorial service will be scheduled at a future date in Sioux City. Memorials in lieu of flowers may be sent in Maxine's name to the Siouxland Humane Society, 1015 Tri-View Avenue, Sioux City, IA, 51103. CREMATION SOCIETY 1145 W. Britton Rd. 843-3345