Maurine Lembke

Maurine I. Lembke, 88, died January 20, 2019, at Fountain West Care Center in West Des Moines. Services will be held in the spring, Maurine’s favorite time of year.

Maurine was born March 20, 1930, in Des Moines to Guy and Pearl (Phelps) Christian. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1948. She began her career as a bookkeeper for Sanders Motors where she met future husband, Vernon. They married in 1950 and raised their family on the southside of Des Moines. In 1959, Maurine started working for Standard Bearings Company, before retiring in 1981. She continued working part time for Ahl’s Accounting until she was 78 years old.

Maurine enjoyed spending summers at the family cabin at Lost Island Lake and on the farm in South Dakota. She loved reading, gardening, cooking, entertaining, music, dancing and playing cards with friends. Her home was always open and there was always room for one more at her table.

Maurine is survived by her daughter, Linda Godwin; son Doug Lembke; grandchildren, Kate Williams (Dave), Kyle Olson (Paul) and Kelsey Godwin.
Great-grandchildren Olya, Reed and Rowan Williams; and Luke and Paul Olson; sister Marge Ivanoff and brother Bill Christian (Dunky) as well as her beloved nieces, nephews and South Dakota family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Vernon, step-daughter Renee Hansen and sister Mildred Mettler.

The family would like to thank her caregivers in the Progressive Care Unit at Mercy Hospital, Brittany and the EveryStep Hospice team and her beloved care family at Fountain West. You all made a difference.

Memorial contributions may be directed to EveryStep Hospice, 3000 Easton Boulevard, Des Moines, Iowa 50317.

Print