Maxine Marie Jacobus, born June 3, 1924 passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 7, 2013 at the age of 88. Maxine is preceded in death by her husband Bill of 69 years whom she married January 23, 1942. They had three children Judy (Jerry) Grove of Hoodsport Washington, Beverly Sheppard of Puyallup, and Donald (Cheryl) Jacobus of Puyallup. Grandchildren Todd (Shauna) Sheppard of Bonney Lake, Scott (Cheryl) Norris of Puyallup, Ken (Deanne) Sheppard of Olympia, Kevin (Sarah) Norris of Puyallup, Chris (Stacie) Sheppard of San Diego, Ca. Kimberly (Jesse) Kosa of Tacoma, Billy Norris of Hoodsport, and Matthew Jacobus of Puyallup. Great-grandchildren Kaylah Sheppard, Keith Sheppard, Kileigh Sheppard, Sydney Norris, Ethan Norris, Alex Norris, Hailea Kosa, Winston Sheppard, Tyler Jacobus, Jaden Kosa, Sophia Sheppard, Reese Sheppard and Riley Jacobus. She is also survived by Paula Sheppard (mother of Kaylah and Keith Sheppard).
Maxine married William R Jacobus at the age of 17 and began their married life in the Highlands area of Tacoma in January of 1942. Maxine, during her early years was very athletic enjoying swimming and roller skating working those passions in with becoming a new homemaker and becoming a mother to their first child (Judy) in December of 1942. Later ,Maxine worked at companies in Tacoma such as Brown and Haley, Nalley’s Pickles and various retail sales jobs in the area. She became an excellent cook and baker and loved to experiment with new dishes to try on her family.
Maxine was a talented home decorator and developed a keen eye for color and design and just knew how to put a room together. Her talent for gardening and landscaping were evident in the “park-like” settings around their home. To her, plants and bushes never had a permanent home in the yard and were subject to being moved to a new location at a moment’s notice.

Maxine was passionate about fishing and loved to fish with her husband and her brother Carl Jr, at places like Neah Bay and La Push. She especially enjoyed steelhead fishing in local rivers catching so much fish that they would have to give them away to their family. During retirement they would travel south for the winter becoming “Snow Birds” in their motor home visiting places in Southern California like Palm Desert and Parker Dam. They enjoyed road trips to parts of Arizona and to border towns in Mexico as well. She also enjoyed camping at the beach in Washington and clam digging with her family.
Maxine worked closely with Bill as entrepreneurs buying and renovating an old apartment complex, building a new single level complex and a townhouse style building. From there Maxine and her husband built a car wash and operated that until travel became their primary interest.
Among her many gifts she was a meticulous seamstress. She sewed many outfits for her daughters in their grade school years and beyond. There was nothing she couldn't create if she put her mind to it. In addition to sewing, she enjoyed knitting beautiful afghans and sweaters through the years. She recently finished scarves and doll blankets for her great grandchildren for Christmas gifts. Her gardens were lush and beautiful. She had a beautiful koi pond next to her patio where she sat at the end of the day enjoying a glass of wine. She spent endless hours going through her magazines and watching the bird feeders and eagles fly by.
Maxine was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother so very humble and loving, and will be missed by everyone.
A Celebration of Life will be held at her son Don’s house at 12:30pm on January 19th 2013.

Arrangements by Mountain View Funeral Home.