Maxine M. Josefiak, 88, of Rush Center, Kansas, passed away on September 14, 2022. Maxine was born in Rush Center, December 16, 1933, to William and Alma (Meier) Renz. She graduated in 1951 from La Crosse High School, La Crosse, Kansas.
Maxine married Merle Josefiak on October 25, 1951, at the Hope Lutheran Church in Rush Center by Rev. Ray Saathoff. Maxine worked as a telephone operator in La Crosse. While her husband served in the Navy, she worked as a telephone billing clerk In Oakland, California. She also worked as a bookkeeper at the Farmers & Merchants State Bank in La Crosse.
She is survived by two children, a son, David Josefiak (Neil Sauder) of Wichita, Kansas, and a daughter, Lynne Fahrney of Ponca City, Oklahoma, three granddaughters and six great-grandchildren, brother Ray, and many nieces and nephews.
Maxine was preceded in death by her husband, Merle, both her parents, brother Harley, and sisters Wilma and Marjorie.
Maxine has been cremated and will be buried in Locust Hill Cemetery, Rush Center. No services are scheduled at this time. Donations can be made to Hope Lutheran Church, Rush Center.
Condolences or remembrances may be left for the family at www.janousekfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements were by Janousek Funeral Home, 719 Pine Street, PO Box 550, La Crosse, Kansas 67548, 785/222-2517.