Submitted by: Dan Rich

Leonard W. Maxwell

Sept. 30, 1911 - April 15, 2001

South Bend Tribune 4/17/2001

Leonard W. "Bill" Maxwell, 89, of West Angela Boulevard, South Bend, Ind., passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 15, in the Hospice House, South Bend. He was born on Sept. 30, 1911, in Equal-ity, Ill., to the late Mae and William Maxwell Sr. Leonard was also preceded in death by three brothers, Noel, Glenn and Paul Maxwell; and by two sisters, Thelma Grimes and Leah Areta. He was a member of Moose Lodge #58, South Bend, Eagles Lodge #435, South Bend, Masonic Lodge #45, Shrine Club, Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend, Avalon Grotto, South Bend, and the Orak Temple of Michigan City. Leonard was also a Kentucky Colonel. Leonard married Ruth Wilborn Holloway on Aug. 4, 1956. He was employed by John Hancock for 37 years and retired in 1974. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Maxwell of South Bend; a daughter, Judy (Larry) Mitchell of South Bend; two grandsons, Brian Schnakenberg of South Bend and Adam Schnakenberg of Chicago, Ill.; several nieces and nephews, and several great-nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 19, in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street, South Bend, with Rev. Mary Hubbard officiating. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the funeral home where a Masonic service will be held at 7 p.m. Entombment will be at Riverview Mausoleum, South Bend. The family request that memorial contributions be made to the Hospice of St. Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637-3437; or to the American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate, Memorial & Tributes Program, P.O. Box 88-541, Chicago, IL 60680-1541