Maxine and her identical twin sister, Norine, were born November 19, 1929 to Bruce and Myrtle Moon (nee Israel) in a farmhouse in Stockton, Manitoba. The doctor arrived on a cold winter night to deliver a baby and was shocked to find there were two! The story goes that the doctor and my grandfather drank a good deal of whisky in between deliveries as they were both so shocked to find two babies instead of one. Twins were very uncommon in those days and Maxine and Norine were well known as they were both beautiful and identical.
Maxine married Daniel Bernard Lemieux on February 21st, 1953 in a stunning double military wedding ceremony with Norine and her husband-to-be, Don Barber. As Dan was in the RCMP and Don in Provo, there was a sea of red serge and navy uniforms in the wedding party and guests and over 1000 people attended the ceremony. In typical Maxine and Norine fashion, they were still sewing little buttons and pearls on their beautiful handmade long white wedding dresses the morning of the wedding. Dan and Maxine had many eventful years while Dan was in the RCMP and made many lifelong friends.
Dan and Maxine travelled extensively and enjoyed seeing new places as Dan lectured on Fire Prevention across the world.
Maxine loved crafts and was very creative, trying her hand at many crafts through the years and also volunteered teaching crafts at the Seniors Centre. She loved working in her garden and loved all the flowers she planted through the 48 years they lived on Meadowbank Close. Mom loved celebrations and always set the table and decorated the house for everything from Valentine's Day through to Christmas. Maxine was a true homemaker and loved creating a warm and loving family home.
Maxine is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Dan Lemieux, their daughter Wendy, son in law, Stephen Fletcher, and grandsons, Mark and Adam, as well as niece, Bev Larkin and family, and nephews, Craig and Brad Barber and families and close friend, Jan Sherman.
Maxine is predeceased by her parents, Bruce and Myrtle Moon, daughter Karen, twin sister Norine Barber,and sister Nelda Johnson.
Thank you to everyone that cared for Maxine during her lengthy illness, it was very much appreciated by Maxine and family.
Maxine was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and aunt and a good friend to many ...she will be missed.
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