Maxine Siebe Blackgrave, 80

Maxine Siebe Blackgrave, 80, of Holland, Indiana, formerly of Owensboro, Kentucky, passed away at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.

She was born October 13, 1934 in Holland, Indiana, to Leonard and Bernice (Buse) Siebe.

Maxine retired as a dietary supervisor and manager at River Valley Behavioral Health Center in Owensboro, Kentucky. She enjoyed and excelled at cooking and was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Holland.

Maxine was preceded in death by her husband, Hilbert Blackgrave Jr., who passed away December 7, 1995; one sister, Garneta Egbert; and two brothers, Garnade “Bud” Siebe and Charles Lee Siebe.

She is survived by two sons and two daughter-in-laws, Keith and his wife Diana Blackgrave of Holland and Wendell and his wife Debbie Blackgrave of Wylie, Tex.; four daughters and three son-in-laws, Debra Blackgrave of Holland, Cynthia and her husband John Nesmith of Grandview, Cathie and her husband Stan King of Paoli, and Melinda and her husband Earnest Conner of Lewisport, Ky.; one nephew, Jack Egbert of Louisville, Ky.; 11 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Maxine Siebe Blackgrave will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg with burial to follow at St. James Lutheran Cemetery in Holland.

Friends may call for visitation at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg from 3:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday.  Condolences may be shared online at www.nassandson.com.