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Maxine Mitchel

Maxine Mitchel, 90, of Roanoke, IN, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at 11:10 a.m. at Norwood Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Mitchel, a 1936 graduate of Decatur High School, was a homemaker. She had worked as a legal secretary for McClanahan in Decatur. She was associated with Union Church in Huntington County.

She was born Jan. 19, 1919, in Decatur to Frank and Ruth Zerkel Drake. She married Lester Mitchel on Jan. 1, 1939, in Decatur. Her husband survives.

Additional survivors include a son, David (Carol) Mitchel, of Lompoc, CA; a daughter, Nancy (Art) Kuehnert, of Roanoke; five grandchildren, Kristin (Scott) Husband, Kyle (Kelly) Kuehnert, Kevin (Susie) Mitchel, Kim (Glenn) Rosen and Corey (Kristen) Mitchel; and five great-grandchildren.

A funeral service was held at Myers Funeral Home Huntington Chapel on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, with Rev. Dennis Shaffer officiating, assisted by Rev. Howard Cherry. Interment was at the Glenwood Cemetery, Roanoke.

Preferred memorials are gifts to Union Church or to the Huntington County 4-H Association, both in care of Myers Funeral Home, 2901 Guilford St., Huntington, IN 46750.

Online condolences may be sent through www.myersfuneralhomes.com.