MAXINE (COUNCIL) COWDEN

COWDEN, MAXINE M. Age 92 of Bear Lake, died Wednesday November 13, 2013 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. She was born May 12, 1921 in Benton Harbor the daughter of McDonald and Fern (Quisenberry) Council.

She attended Bear Lake School and James Whitcomb Riley High School in South Bend, Indiana graduating in 1939.

On June 21, 1939, Maxine married Gerald Keith Cowden at the Methodist Church in Bear Lake; he preceded her in death on October 7, 1969.

She was employed as a secretary/bookkeeper in the public school system in Livonia, Michigan from 1970 until her retirement in 1986. She was a member of P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was an excellent Bridge player, an avid reader, and the best barley-beef soup maker in Manistee County.

Maxine is survived by two sons, Ronald (Phyllis) Cowden of Manistee and Richard (Silvana) Cowden of New York, New York; seven grandchildren, Veronica Fischer of Grand Rapids, Scott Cowden of Columbia, South Carolina, Craig Cowden of Tampa, Florida, Jeremy Turner of New York, NY, Jessica Turner of San Francisco, California, and Jennifer Turner of Austin, Texas, Joseph Cowden-Guido of New York, NY; eight great-grandchildren, Kelsea, Ryan, and Connor Fischer, Camrin, Carson, and Cager Cowden, and Kaylyn and Axel Dominique.

She was also preceded in death by her father, McDonald Council; mother, Fern Novis; daughter, Gerilyn Turner, and sister, Charlene Eminger.

Cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled at this time. A family memorial service will be held in Bear Lake in the summer of 2014. Final interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Bear Lake. Memorial contributions in Maxine's name may be directed to the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Please visit her personal book of memories at www.oakgrovefh.com to share a photo or story with her family. The family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Ludington.

Published by The Detroit News on Nov. 17, 2013

06/22/2023 EJS

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