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Funeral services for Maxine Vojta, 94, of Mound City, will be at 10:30 Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Norway Lutheran Church, rural Glenham. Burial will be at the church cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will start at 3 PM Friday at the funeral home with a prayer service at 7 PM. Maxine passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Linton Hospital.

Maxine was born on October 9, 1923 in Emmons County, ND to Edward and Martha (Berreth) Mitzel. Maxine attended school until the 10 ^th grade when she had to start working various jobs at neighbors houses to help her family out.

Maxine married Virgil Vojta on April 2, 1942 in Selby. Following their marriage, they moved to San Francisco. While in California Virgil was drafted into the Army so the family moved back to Mound City. Upon Virgil's discharge from the military they moved to Virgil's parents farm where they resided until Virgil's passing. While on the farm Maxine worked side by side with Virgil in the farming operation. In 2011 She moved into the Prairie Sunset Assisted Living remaining there until 2017 when she moved into the Herreid Good Samaritan Center.

She was a member of the Norway Lutheran Church. She also was a good cook and enjoyed gardening and embroidery.

Maxine is survived by her children, Donna (Jerome) Kosel of Mobridge, Jackie (Jim) Severson of Sioux Falls, Jeff Vojta of Juniata, NE, and Mark (Myrtis) Vojta of Herreid, 18 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren, 8 great-great grandchildren, sister, Gladys Braun of Washington, two brothers, Jim (Sandy) Mitzel of Mound City and Dale Mitzel of Indiana.

Maxine is preceded in death by her husband, Virgil on August 29, 2011, daughter, Peggy Richter, son-in-law, Charles Richter, great grandson, Cody Milliken, sisters, Ruth Bollinger, Violet Rossow, and Ruby Hanson, brothers, Karl, Archie and Alex Mitzel.