Maxine Rowe, née Whitt, 94, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. She was born in Phelps, Kentucky. She was a loving wife for 68 years to the late James Rowe; the loving mother of Flo (Gary) Cox, the late Bernard (Diane), Larry (the late Jeannie), Darnell (Nadine), and Hilda (Bob) Van Geertry; proud grandmother of 14 and great grandmother of many.
Visitation will be Sunday, July 20, 2025, from 4pm to 8pm at Woodlawn Funeral Home, 7750 W. Cermak Rd., Forest Park, IL 60130. Chapel service Monday, July 21, 2025, at 11:30am. Entombment to follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 7750 W. Cermak Rd., Forest Park, IL 60130. Information 708-442-8500, or www.woodlawnchicago.com