Paul H. Maxwell

Paul Maxwell, 94 of Omaha, formerly of Kearney passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Richmont Terrace in Bellevue, NE. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2022 at First United Methodist Church in Kearney with Pastor Matt Fowler officiating. Interment will follow at Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Paul Harvey Maxwell was born September 8, 1927 to Lloyd and Alice (Huffman) Maxwell at Washington IA. He graduated from Washington High School in 1945, serving as senior class president, and starring on the WHS basketball team. He served 15 months in the United States Army. He graduated from Washington Junior College in 1949 (again starring on the basketball team), and then began working as a lineman for Iowa Continental Telephone Company, which later became GTE. On May 18, 1952 he married Shirley Dunbar at her parent’s farm home in Washington County IA. In 1959 he was transferred to Nevada IA and later became a switchman there. In 1964 he moved to Alma NE as an area manager. In 1965 he was transferred to Kearney as a plant supervisor. He retired with 37 years of service at the end of 1985. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Elks Lodge, American Legion, former president of the Kearney Rotary Club and member of the Flutter Wheels square dance club. He and Shirley lived at Kinship Pointe Northridge for 4 ½ years, before moving to Richmont Terrace, Bellevue, NE in December 2021. Survivors include his wife Shirley; three children, son Michael and wife Julie of Windsor CO, daughters Paula Knoepfel and husband Ron of Papillion and Sharon Urquhart and husband Mike of Des Moines IA; grandchildren are Lori (Eric) Field, Kevin (Tammy) Knoepfel, Kara (Joe) Taylor, Lindy Maxwell, Collin and Connor Urquhart. Great grandchildren are Emma, Amelia and Elaina Field, Jayden and Kylie Taylor and Kyler, Max and Ava Knoepfel. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers Rodney and Cloyce Maxwell and one sister Helen Martin. Memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church of Kearney, NE or Hillcrest Hospice of Bellevue, NE.. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremations Services. .

Paul H. Maxwell

September 8, 1927 - July 24, 2022