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Maxine Chute, 1921-2010
Mother of Nicki, Nancy, Jan and Cynthia.

 

Maxine Marie Chute passed away on May 10, 2010. She was 88 years old. Maxine was born in Stoutland, Mo., on June 13, 1921. to Willie and Ruth Harper. The family moved to Southern California, where Maxine met Ray Chute. They were married on Jan. 1, 1942.

After raising four children, Ray and Maxine moved to Lemon Cove, where they farmed oranges. After the death of her husband and after suffering a stroke, Maxine moved to Fresno. In 1998, she moved to Klamath Falls, Ore.

Maxine leaves her four children and their spouses; Barry and Nicki Gottula of Klamath Falls, Rick and Nancy Hurd of Columbus, Kan., Jim and Jan Kunkel of Lemon Cove and Mike and Cynthia Chute of Jacksonville, Fla. She leaves 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother and sister. A memorial service will be held at the Lemon Cove Presbyterian Church on June 12, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. "…we can cry because she is gone, or we can smile because she lived…" Those of us who knew and loved her will smile and celebrate her life and legacy. 

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Babs Burton Kistner, '64 on July 18, 2012 at 1:12 PM said:

Nicki,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
I cannot get over how much you look like your mom.
I just wanted to let you know I care.

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