Maxine Anna Techau Obituary (1923

Maxine Techau, 92, of Glenwood, passed away at the Glen Haven Home in Glenwood. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at St. John Lutheran Church in Mineola with Pastor Luke Kuenzli officiating. Burial will be in the Mineola Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Glenwood. Memorials to St. John Lutheran Church - Mineola Maxine Anna Techau, one of six children of Joseph and Helen (Miller) Deitchler, was born on February 21, 1923 on a farm near Silver City and Mineola, Iowa. She graduated from the Silver City High School in 1941. Maxine and Donald Hugo William Techau were married in 1942 and they were blessed with two children, Judy and Dennis Donald. Maxine lived on the same home place for over 70 years. She was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church in Mineola. Maxine volunteered at the Mills County Storehouse in Glenwood, Iowa and received an award from Iowa Governor Terry Branstad for her volunteerism. Maxine loved music and was very musically talented; playing the autoharp, piano and harmonica. One of her favorite tunes she played on the harmonica was "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain". Maxine and Don played at various functions throughout the years. She loved dressing up for Halloween each year and enjoyed gardening, sewing and caring for her family. Maxine was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and a good friend to all who knew her. Maxine passed away at the Glen Haven Home in Glenwood on May 12, 2015, at the age of 92 years, 2 months, and 21 days. She was preceded in death by her parents Joe and Helen Deitchler; beloved husband Don Techau in 1983; son Dennis Techau in 1993; son-in-law John Flanagan in 1989; sister Mary Jane Monahan; and brothers, Darl and Robert Deitchler. Maxine is survived by her daughter Judy Flanagan of Glenwood; granddaughters, Jennifer (Brian Parker) Techau of Leawood, KS and their children, Marian and Julia, and Mandy (Greg) Whitsitt of Lee's Summit, MO and their children, Nolan and Zoe; sisters, Roberta Deitchler and LaVora Johnson, both of Colorado; and other relatives and friends.