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Martha “Maxine” Gage Cornilsen Klaes

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Birth	:	5 May 1941 Wadena, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	11 Oct 2021 Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Lima Cemetery, Lima, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8689000, -91.7373000
Description	:	Martha "Maxine" (Gage) Cornilsen Klaes, age 80, formally of Guttenberg, IA, passed away October 11, 2021, at Maple Crest Care Center, Fayette IA. Visitation will be held on October 23, 2021, at 9:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elkader, IA, with services beginning at 10 AM, interment at Lima Cemetery, Fayette, IA. She was born May 05, 1941, in rural Wadena, the youngest of 8 children to McKinley and Martha (Malary) Gage. Maxine "Max" graduated from Valley High School in 1959. On August 29, 1959, Max married Paul A. Cornilsen and 3 children were born... Read More	Martha "Maxine" (Gage) Cornilsen Klaes, age 80, formally of Guttenberg, IA, passed away October 11, 2021, at Maple Crest Care Center, Fayette IA. Visitation will be held on October 23, 2021, at 9:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elkader, IA, with services beginning at 10 AM, interment at Lima Cemetery, Fayette, IA. She was born May 05, 1941, in rural Wadena, the youngest of 8 children to McKinley and Martha (Malary) Gage. Maxine "Max" graduated from Valley High School in 1959. On August 29, 1959, Max married Paul A. Cornilsen and 3 children were born to this union. She was a "Jill" of many trades, working at a dry cleaner in Oelwein, dairy farmed outside Luana, as well as on Chicken Ridge outside of Elkader. Max then moved into Elkader where she was matron/radio operator at the Clayton County Jail. In 1972, the family moved to Guttenberg where she worked at Utah Speaker Factory before getting hired at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital in the dietary department where she retired after 25 years of service. Maxine was widowed in 1992 when Paul was killed in a motorcycle accident. Max loved reading, sewing, quilting, walking and riding her bike. She was an avid lover of refinishing furniture, reupholstering, caning chairs, and she spent several years working for Jerry Dumke at the Boardroom where she met and then later married Robert "Bob" Klaes on April 21, 2007. They enjoyed several years together traveling, gardening & canning, spending time with families and loving on their grandkids and great grandkids. In 2018, due to health reasons her husband Bob moved into the Guttenberg Care Center Assisted Living facility in Guttenberg and Max moved to a memory care unit at the Maple Crest Manor in Fayette, IA. Left to cherish her memory is her son Paul, Jr. (Laverda) of Joplin, MO and their children Earl, Andy, Sylvia, Joan, Jason, Karen, Edwin & Diane; her daughters, Jacque Ogbulu of Johnston and her children Ben and Tori; and Jeannie (Emery) Beatty of Elkport and their children Nathan S., Nathan B., Sarah, and Brandy; many great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and friends. She is also survived by brothers Edwin Gage of Wadena & Keith (Wanetta) Gage of Oelwein, sisters-in-law, Lois Gage of Wadena, and Anna Mae Michaels of Oelwein. Max was preceded in death by her parents; brothers John, James, Duane and sisters, Mary Reed and Marjorie Voshell; and second husband Bob. Thank you to all the employees of Maple Crest Manor Memory Care Unit, Maple Crest Nursing Home and St. Croix Hospice for the great care bestowed upon our Mom Maxine, as well as all those who had a "hand" in her journey. Cards can be mailed to the family of Maxine Klaes, c/o Jeannie Beatty, 31286 Granite Ave, Elkport, IA 52044. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Alzheimer's Association, St. Croix Hospice of Strawberry Point, or the Guttenberg Public Library.

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Martha “Maxine” Gage Cornilsen Klaes's memorial is located at: Lima Cemetery, Lima, Fayette County, USA.
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Martha “Maxine” Gage Cornilsen Klaes death on 11 Oct 2021 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.8689000
Longitude: -91.7373000

Family Members:

Parent

McKinley Andrew Gage

(1901 - 1985)

Martha Agnes Malary Gage

(1902 - 1976)

Spouse

Paul A. Cornilsen Sr.

(1937 - 1992)

Siblings

John Gideon Gage

(1926 - 2008)

Duane Andrew “Shorty” Gage

(1928 - 2014)

Mary Margaret Gage Reed

(1931 - 2014)

Marjorie Darlene Gage Voshell

(1937 - 2011)

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Coordinate: 42.8689000, -91.7373000

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Coordinate: 42.9777985, -91.7647018

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23. Arlington Cemetery
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