Maxine L. Crisman

Graveside Services and Interment for Maxine L.A. Crisman will be conducted from the Moses Hill Cemetery northwest of Holdrege in Phelps County, Nebraska on Friday, September 3, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Gene Layne, officiating.

Maxine Lavone (Anderson) Crisman, 81 years of age, of Hastings, Nebraska (formerly of Holdrege) passed away on Monday, August 30, 2010 at her son's residence in Hastings. Maxine was born July 11, 1929 at Elm Creek, Nebraska, the youngest of two daughters born to Reuben O. and Esther Amanda (Edgren) Anderson. She was confirmed at the Holcomb Evangelical Free Church north of Holdrege. She received her primary education at the Pleasant Valley Rural School south of Elm Creek and then attended Holdrege High School prior to her family moving to Grand Island, Nebraska. Maxine then graduated from Grand Island Senior High School with the class of 1946. She accepted Jesus Christ as her savior as a teenager. Maxine worked as a telephone operator in Grand Island, Holdrege, Omaha, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Chicago, Illinois.

On August 15, 1957 she was united in marriage to Sam Crisman Jr. and to this union two sons were born: Gary Lee who passed away in infancy and Roger A. The family made their home in Omaha, Nebraska, where Maxine was employed by the Metropolitan Utility District for several years. In 1977, the family moved back to Holdrege, where they were members of the Trinity Evangelical Free Church and the Emmaus Evangelical Free Church north of Funk, Nebraska. In 2008, Maxine and Sam relocated to Hastings to be near their son and his family.

The couple enjoyed traveling, Maxine also enjoyed shopping, counted cross-stitch, loved to talk on the phone and most of all she loved to read her bible, which she read six times cover to cover.

She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, Sam; one son, Roger Crisman and his wife, Amy; one grandson, Sammy James Crisman all of Hastings; one sister, Arlene Laurinat and her husband, Ed of North Platte, Nebraska; and a host of other relatives and friends. Besides her one son, Maxine was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with the family greeting from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

A memorial has been established in her memory and will be designated at a later date.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.