Maxine M. Kemp, 92, of O’Fallon, MO and formerly of Mason City, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024, in O’Fallon.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 am, Friday, May 17 at Epiphany Parish – St. Joseph Catholic Church, 302 5th St SE, Mason City, with Rev. John Gossman, Celebrant. Burial will follow in Elmwood – St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.
Maxine’s family will greet relatives and friends beginning one hour prior to her Mass at the church on Friday.
The daughter of Bill and Irene (Kielty) Moorehead, Maxine Marie was born July 7, 1931, in St. Ansgar. She graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic high school in 1949 where she played basketball and was a cheerleader. Maxine enjoyed dancing with friends at The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. The friends she made at St. Joseph’s remained her closest friends throughout her life.
On April 19, 1952, she married Willis “Bid” Kemp in Mason City. Together they would be blessed with six children. Bid and Maxine raised their family in Mason City for the first few years before moving to Davenport in 1966. They spent the next 53 years in Davenport before moving to O’Fallon to be near family.
Maxine enjoyed spending time gardening and reading but most of all she cherished time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was at her happiest when she was surrounded by family, cooking and caring for them. Maxine was devoted to her faith in the Catholic Church and spent many hours volunteering at St. Paul’s and St. Anthony’s in Davenport, IA.
Those grateful for sharing in her life include her husband, Bid Kemp, children Kim (Beth) Kemp, Nancy (Craig) Plummer, Kurt Kemp, Julie (Jim) Losasso, Christopher Kemp, Elizabeth (Andrew) Frame, 16 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, and siblings Joanne Rebarcek, Katherine Donnelly, Dennis Moorehead, as well as many nieces, nephews, extended relatives, and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents.
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