Maxine Adair, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away peacefully at The Homestead Assisted Living Center with family at her side, of causes incident to age.
Maxine Strong Adair was born 91 years ago in her family home on Main St. in Alpine, UT to Raymond Frank Strong and Josephine Merrill Strong. Her father passed away when she was six years old, and her mother took Maxine and her three siblings to San Francisco, California, to the home of Maxine's maternal grandparents, Fred and Eva Merrill.
Maxine's mother acquired a teaching degree, and returned to Provo, Utah when Maxine was in junior high school. It was at Provo High School that Maxine met Bert Adair in an orchestra class, Bert playing the violin and Maxine the cello. For two years they played together in a string quartet. Her very fist date was a dance with Bert during her junior year of high school. Together they went often in groups to ice skate on Utah Lake, to Vivian Park to roast hot dogs, or to Utah Lake to club carp.
Bert was called up to serve in the Army in World War II soon after their high school years. When Bert returned home after two years, he knocked on the door at her home. As Maxine walked to the door, five roommates hid behind a bedroom door, with just their heads showing, watching for what would happen. Maxine opened the door, and for her roommates' benefit (Maxine says), she threw her arms around Bert's neck for their first kiss.
Maxine and Bert were married in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 6, 1947. They settled eventually in Santa Clara, California, where Maxine started a photography business. Maxine was active in the church, including as stake young women's president and director of girl's camp.
In 2004, they moved to Bend, Oregon where she was embraced by new friends. Maxine worked as a secretary at Central Oregon Community College, and became close to her associates there. She also was one of the first volunteers at Hospice of Bend, and loved her coworkers and patients. She inspired in her family the love of the ocean, and the family spent a lot of time at the Oregon Coast.
In their later years, Mom and Dad moved to Rexburg, Idaho to be close to family. Bert had dementia, and Mom cared for him until he passed away. Maxine loved her LDS ward, and was served devotedly by her home teachers and visiting teachers. Maxine developed Parkinson's Disease later in life, and her condition finally made assisted living necessary. We thank The Homestead for the wonderful friendship and care they showered on Maxine.
Maxine is survived by her children, Richard (Pamela) Adair of Sugar City, Idaho, and Colleen (Tina/Tristan) Adair of North Salt Lake, Utah, by her six grandchildren and their spouses, and by twenty-four (soon to be twenty-five) great grandchildren.
Maxine was preceded in death by her husband, Bert Adair, a son, Mark Timothy Adair, and her beloved siblings, Betty, Merrill, and Keith Strong.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 17 at the Stonebridge Ward chapel, 475 East 7th North, in Rexburg, Idaho, with Bishop Aaron Hancock officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00-10:45 a.m. at the chapel prior to services. A brief graveside service will be held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 1342 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, Utah, at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 19, prior to interment.
Maxine Strong Adair was born 91 years ago in her family home on Main St. in Alpine, UT to Raymond Frank Strong and Josephine Merrill Strong. Her father passed away when she was six years old, and her mother took Maxine and her three siblings to San Francisco, California, to the home of Maxine's maternal grandparents, Fred and Eva Merrill.
Maxine's mother acquired a teaching degree, and returned to Provo, Utah when Maxine was in junior high school. It was at Provo High School that Maxine met Bert Adair in an orchestra class, Bert playing the violin and Maxine the cello. For two years they played together in a string quartet. Her very fist date was a dance with Bert during her junior year of high school. Together they went often in groups to ice skate on Utah Lake, to Vivian Park to roast hot dogs, or to Utah Lake to club carp.
Bert was called up to serve in the Army in World War II soon after their high school years. When Bert returned home after two years, he knocked on the door at her home. As Maxine walked to the door, five roommates hid behind a bedroom door, with just their heads showing, watching for what would happen. Maxine opened the door, and for her roommates' benefit (Maxine says), she threw her arms around Bert's neck for their first kiss.
Maxine and Bert were married in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 6, 1947. They settled eventually in Santa Clara, California, where Maxine started a photography business. Maxine was active in the church, including as stake young women's president and director of girl's camp.
In 2004, they moved to Bend, Oregon where she was embraced by new friends. Maxine worked as a secretary at Central Oregon Community College, and became close to her associates there. She also was one of the first volunteers at Hospice of Bend, and loved her coworkers and patients. She inspired in her family the love of the ocean, and the family spent a lot of time at the Oregon Coast.
In their later years, Mom and Dad moved to Rexburg, Idaho to be close to family. Bert had dementia, and Mom cared for him until he passed away. Maxine loved her LDS ward, and was served devotedly by her home teachers and visiting teachers. Maxine developed Parkinson's Disease later in life, and her condition finally made assisted living necessary. We thank The Homestead for the wonderful friendship and care they showered on Maxine.
Maxine is survived by her children, Richard (Pamela) Adair of Sugar City, Idaho, and Colleen (Tina/Tristan) Adair of North Salt Lake, Utah, by her six grandchildren and their spouses, and by twenty-four (soon to be twenty-five) great grandchildren.
Maxine was preceded in death by her husband, Bert Adair, a son, Mark Timothy Adair, and her beloved siblings, Betty, Merrill, and Keith Strong.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 17 at the Stonebridge Ward chapel, 475 East 7th North, in Rexburg, Idaho, with Bishop Aaron Hancock officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00-10:45 a.m. at the chapel prior to services. A brief graveside service will be held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 1342 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, Utah, at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 19, prior to interment.
Maxine Adair, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away peacefully at The Homestead Assisted Living Center with family at her side, of causes incident to age.
Maxine Strong Adair was born 91 years ago in her family home on Main St. in Alpine, UT to Raymond Frank Strong and Josephine Merrill Strong. Her father passed away when she was six years old, and her mother took Maxine and her three siblings to San Francisco, California, to the home of Maxine's maternal grandparents, Fred and Eva Merrill.
Maxine's mother acquired a teaching degree, and returned to Provo, Utah when Maxine was in junior high school. It was at Provo High School that Maxine met Bert Adair in an orchestra class, Bert playing the violin and Maxine the cello. For two years they played together in a string quartet. Her very fist date was a dance with Bert during her junior year of high school. Together they went often in groups to ice skate on Utah Lake, to Vivian Park to roast hot dogs, or to Utah Lake to club carp.
Bert was called up to serve in the Army in World War II soon after their high school years. When Bert returned home after two years, he knocked on the door at her home. As Maxine walked to the door, five roommates hid behind a bedroom door, with just their heads showing, watching for what would happen. Maxine opened the door, and for her roommates' benefit (Maxine says), she threw her arms around Bert's neck for their first kiss.
Maxine and Bert were married in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 6, 1947. They settled eventually in Santa Clara, California, where Maxine started a photography business. Maxine was active in the church, including as stake young women's president and director of girl's camp.
In 2004, they moved to Bend, Oregon where she was embraced by new friends. Maxine worked as a secretary at Central Oregon Community College, and became close to her associates there. She also was one of the first volunteers at Hospice of Bend, and loved her coworkers and patients. She inspired in her family the love of the ocean, and the family spent a lot of time at the Oregon Coast.
In their later years, Mom and Dad moved to Rexburg, Idaho to be close to family. Bert had dementia, and Mom cared for him until he passed away. Maxine loved her LDS ward, and was served devotedly by her home teachers and visiting teachers. Maxine developed Parkinson's Disease later in life, and her condition finally made assisted living necessary. We thank The Homestead for the wonderful friendship and care they showered on Maxine.
Maxine is survived by her children, Richard (Pamela) Adair of Sugar City, Idaho, and Colleen (Tina/Tristan) Adair of North Salt Lake, Utah, by her six grandchildren and their spouses, and by twenty-four (soon to be twenty-five) great grandchildren.
Maxine was preceded in death by her husband, Bert Adair, a son, Mark Timothy Adair, and her beloved siblings, Betty, Merrill, and Keith Strong.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 17 at the Stonebridge Ward chapel, 475 East 7th North, in Rexburg, Idaho, with Bishop Aaron Hancock officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00-10:45 a.m. at the chapel prior to services. A brief graveside service will be held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 1342 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, Utah, at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 19, prior to interment.
Maxine Strong Adair was born 91 years ago in her family home on Main St. in Alpine, UT to Raymond Frank Strong and Josephine Merrill Strong. Her father passed away when she was six years old, and her mother took Maxine and her three siblings to San Francisco, California, to the home of Maxine's maternal grandparents, Fred and Eva Merrill.
Maxine's mother acquired a teaching degree, and returned to Provo, Utah when Maxine was in junior high school. It was at Provo High School that Maxine met Bert Adair in an orchestra class, Bert playing the violin and Maxine the cello. For two years they played together in a string quartet. Her very fist date was a dance with Bert during her junior year of high school. Together they went often in groups to ice skate on Utah Lake, to Vivian Park to roast hot dogs, or to Utah Lake to club carp.
Bert was called up to serve in the Army in World War II soon after their high school years. When Bert returned home after two years, he knocked on the door at her home. As Maxine walked to the door, five roommates hid behind a bedroom door, with just their heads showing, watching for what would happen. Maxine opened the door, and for her roommates' benefit (Maxine says), she threw her arms around Bert's neck for their first kiss.
Maxine and Bert were married in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 6, 1947. They settled eventually in Santa Clara, California, where Maxine started a photography business. Maxine was active in the church, including as stake young women's president and director of girl's camp.
In 2004, they moved to Bend, Oregon where she was embraced by new friends. Maxine worked as a secretary at Central Oregon Community College, and became close to her associates there. She also was one of the first volunteers at Hospice of Bend, and loved her coworkers and patients. She inspired in her family the love of the ocean, and the family spent a lot of time at the Oregon Coast.
In their later years, Mom and Dad moved to Rexburg, Idaho to be close to family. Bert had dementia, and Mom cared for him until he passed away. Maxine loved her LDS ward, and was served devotedly by her home teachers and visiting teachers. Maxine developed Parkinson's Disease later in life, and her condition finally made assisted living necessary. We thank The Homestead for the wonderful friendship and care they showered on Maxine.
Maxine is survived by her children, Richard (Pamela) Adair of Sugar City, Idaho, and Colleen (Tina/Tristan) Adair of North Salt Lake, Utah, by her six grandchildren and their spouses, and by twenty-four (soon to be twenty-five) great grandchildren.
Maxine was preceded in death by her husband, Bert Adair, a son, Mark Timothy Adair, and her beloved siblings, Betty, Merrill, and Keith Strong.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 17 at the Stonebridge Ward chapel, 475 East 7th North, in Rexburg, Idaho, with Bishop Aaron Hancock officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00-10:45 a.m. at the chapel prior to services. A brief graveside service will be held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 1342 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, Utah, at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 19, prior to interment.
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