BORN August 16, 1925 Carroll County, Iowa
DIED December 28, 2001 Carroll, Iowa
FUNERAL SERVICE 10:30 A.M., Monday, December 31, 2001 St. Paul Lutheran Church Carroll, Iowa
Prayer Service - 7:00 P.M., Sunday at Dahn & Woodhouse Funeral Home
OFFICIATING Pastor Charles W. Haake
ORGANIST Mrs. Gail Haake
CASKET BEARERS: Shea Dohse, Seth Dohse, Christian Dohse, Terry Dohse, Tom Dohse, Steven Groen
HONORARY CASKET BEARERS: Maxine's Friends
INTERMENT Westside Cemetery Westside, Iowa

A Luncheon Will Be Served in the Church Fellowship Hall Immediately following the Funeral Service. All Are Invited.
Arrangements by Dahn & Woodhouse Funeral Home

Mrs. Maxine Ruth Dohse, age 76, died at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll on December 28, 2001, following a lingering illness.
Pastor Charles Haake and the Rev. Dr. Craig Dohse officiated the service and the interment, which was at the Westside Cemetery in Westside.
Organist was Mrs. Gail Haake and the congregation sang.
Friends may have called after 3:00 p.m., Sunday and there was a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Dahn & Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll.

Casketbearers will be Shea Dohse, Seth Dohse, Christian Dohse, Terry Dohse, Tom Dohse, and Steven Groen. Honorary Casketbearers will be all of Maxine's friends.

A daughter of Louie and Emma (Lehmberg) Bauer, she was born on August 16, 1925, in Carroll County, Iowa. Pastor Theo Tews married her and Clayton Dohse on February 4, 1945, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Westside.
As a young girl she attended rural schools, graduated from Manning High School in 1942 as Valedictorian of her class. She then attended commercial extension school in Omaha. Following her schooling she was a secretary for an insurance company in Omaha for 1 1/2 years, she then taught rural schools for 3 years. She lived all of her married life in the Westside area and lived in Carroll for the past 6 years.

She was a long time member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Arcadia where she had served as church secretary for many years. She had been a member of the Ladies Aid of Zion Lutheran Church; she had taught Sunday school and was one of the, organizers of the Vacation Bible school. She had also played the organ for 40 years. After moving to Carroll she joined St. Paul Lutheran Church in Carroll. Church was a very important part of Maxine's life. She was a dialysis patient at St. Anthony Hospital for 18 years and enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and visiting with people.

Survivors include her husband Clayton of Carroll, a son Rev. Dr. Craig Dohse of Houston, Texas, three grandchildren: Shea Dohse, Seth Dohse and Christian Dohse, a sister Betty Bauer of Houston. Texas, an Aunt Martha Koepke of Gresham, Oregon and several cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter Marsha and two infant daughters Robin and Shawna.

Family suggests that friends may, if they wish, contribute to the Dialysis Unit at the St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll. Memorials may be left at the Funeral home or the church.