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                    Maxine Smith 
			
            
            [July 
			18, 2013]  
			
            		
            		LINCOLN --
			Maxine H. Smith, 93, of Lincoln, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at 
			2:50 p.m. at her home. (Below is a copy of 
							the obituary from the funeral home.) ___ 
							LINCOLN-Maxine H. Smith, 93, of Lincoln died at her 
							home at 2:50 p.m. July 17, 2013.  
							Maxine was born June 1, 1920 in LaHarpe, IL the 
							daughter of William and Tacy Gaumer Johnson. She 
							married Ray "Bob" Zbinden, Sr. March 25, 1950 in 
							Onarga, IL. He preceded her in death February 22, 
							1981. She married Owen Hopkins in 1982 and he 
							preceded her in 1987.  
							She is survived by children: Sandy (John) Russell of 
							Lincoln; Myrna (Bill) Bair of Riverside, PA; Ray 
							(Deborah) Zbinden of St. Joseph, IL; five 
							grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and her 
							four legged friend Gizmo. She was preceded in death 
							by her parents, five brothers and two sisters. | 
                    
					 
							Maxine retired as an Administrative Secretary at the 
							University of Illinois. She was also Secretary of 
							Central Illinois Mayors Association; and Secretary 
							for the City Manager of Champaign.  
							Graveside services for Maxine will be at 11:00 a.m. 
							Monday, July 22, 2013 at Cissna Park Cemetery with 
							Rev. Greg Wooten officiating. Memorials may be given 
							to Safe Haven Hospice. Services were entrusted to 
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln. |