Maxine E. Raeburn

Maxine was born July 5, 1921 to James and Bridgett Brown in South Dakota. She married Byron Scott Raeburn on August 11, 1940. They lived in Baker City, Milwaukie and Bend until she moved back to Milwaukie in 1998 to be closer to her family. She worked for United Grocers in Milwaukie. Maxine enjoyed needlework and crocheting afghans and made one for each of her grandchildren. She loved her rose garden and flowers of all kinds. Late in life she began watercolor painting, her paintings are cherished by her family. She was also an avid reader and a lifelong member of the Catholic Church. She is survived by her sons, Earl Raeburn and wife, Elaine, George Raeburn and wife, Susan and Roger Raeburn and wife, Sherri; grandchildren, Kimberly Davenport and husband, Eric, Todd Raeburn and wife, Jill, Christopher Raeburn and wife, Kari and Victoria Raeburn; great grandchildren, Grant, Abigail, Bryant, Belle, Dylan and Chase. Her husband, Byron preceded her in death in 2004. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12 noon, Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Saint John The Baptist Catholic Church in Milwaukie, OR a Cemetery Service will be held on Friday, June 21, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in Deschutes Memorial Gardens, Bend, OR.