Maxine Pankow
July 16, 1934-Oct. 24, 2020
Maxine Pankow, 86,
Minot, died Saturday, Oc-
tober 24, 2020, in a Minot
hospital.
Maxine was born July
16, 1934, in Golden Val-
ley, ND, to Charles and
Lou Ella (Presthus) Hop-
po. She grew up in Dodge,
ND, and graduated from
Dodge High School with
the Class of 1952. After
high school, she moved to
Minot and found employ-
ment with Union National
Bank.
Maxine was united in
marriage to James A. Pan-
kow on April 8, 1954, in
Minot. They would call
Minot home the rest of
their lives and were
blessed with six children.
In addition to being the
best mother to her large
family, Maxine worked at
the Minot Elks Lodge as a
secretary for many years.
She deeply valued the
lifelong relationships that
were made in the Elks by
attending meetings and
nights spent dancing the
night away. James passed
away on October 30, 1996.
Maxine was a member
of Christ Lutheran
Church, Elks Lodge, Ea-
gles Aerie, American Le-
gion Auxiliary and the
Minot Curling Club. She
enjoyed spending week-
ends camping with her
children at Ft. Stevenson
and Downstream Camp-
ground near the Garrison
Dam. Maxine also en-
joyed a good book, play-
ing cards with family and
poker nights and bowling
league were also on the
weekly menu of activities.
She was a competitor her
entire life and a devout
fan of all things Minneso-
ta that included the
Twins, Timberwolves and
Vikings. She will be
missed deeply by all who
were blessed to share in
her life.
Maxine is survived by
her children Lorie (Barry)
Johnson, Kenmare, ND,
Sherry (George) Carlson,
Minot, Linda Schroeder,
Denver, CO, Julie Rice,
(Dean Eman), Minot, ND
and David (Tonya) Pan-
kow, Minot, ND; 14
grandchildren; 27 great-
grandchildren; 1 great-
great grandson; special
friend, Elmer Allmend-
inger, Bismarck, ND;
brother-in-law Tom (Gail)
Pankow, Mesa, AZ; along
with numerous nieces and
nephews.
Maxine was preceded
in death by her parents,
husband James, son Terry
Pankow, grandson Luke
Stewart and sister Diane
Iannarelli.
Private Family Celebra-
tion of Maxine’s Life: 2:00
p.m. Wednesday, October
28, 2020, at Christ Luth-
eran Church, Minot. Due
to pandemic, masks are
required to attend. A link
to view livestream of the
service or to share
memories and con-
dolences can be found on
her obituary page at www.
thomasfamilyfuneralhome
.com.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot.
Public Visitation:
Tuesday, October 28,
2020, from 6:00 p.m. until
8:00 p.m. at the Thomas
Family Funeral Home,
Minot.
In lieu of plants and
flowers memorials are
preferred to Christ Luth-
eran Church, Minot.