Baeumner, Maxine

Baeumner, Maxine (nee Medley), was born July 4, 1929, she died November 4, 2024 at Mercy South. She was 95.

She had to quit school at age 15 to help the family. With her father’s help and him talking to the owner of the dime store, she started to work. She later got her GED and took college courses.

Her banking career started at Arnold Bank in 1963. Then to Carondelet Savings. In 1968 she became manager of Gravois Home Savings and Loan, now PNC Bank. She found time for the PTA and raised money for the school performing with the Kitchen Band.

She was secretary of the Arnold Businessmens Association for 11 years. During this time she was also Chairman of the Arnold Park Development Commission. She put teenagers with the Neighborhood Youth Corp. to work improving Arnold Park. They were always preparing for the annual carnival and fair, which has grown into Arnold Days! In 1993 she started Mother Me Dolls with her daughter Denise. They poured, molded, baked, finished and sewed beautiful dresses to create dolls. She loved to sew, paint, arrange flowers and take care of plants, so many plants. Decades were spent in a ladies prayer group. She loved learning the word of the Lord.

She was married for 59 years to Martin Baeumner until his death in 2006. She still considered herself married and just celebrated her 77th in October. They had 3 children David, Denise and Deena.

Maxine was preceded in her death by her husband Martin and all of her siblings, Faye, Grace, Jimmy and nieces Sheila and Betty and nephews Bob and Richard.

She is survived by her 3 children David Baeumner and wife Marcia, Denise Kuenzle and husband Walt and Deena Carter and husband Bill, two grandsons Jesse Wadlow (Jennifer Rogers) and Martin Kuenzle, three great Grandchildren Autumn Wadlow (Jake Lane), Lana Kuenzle and Parker Kuenzle. She just missed meeting her great great grandchild Lilly, to be born this month.

Visitation at Fellowship of Praise Church, 13169 Tesson Ferry Rd. St. Louis, Mo. 63128, Friday November 15, 10:00 am until service at 11:00 am. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. Kutis South County service.