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Maxine Radford passed away peacefully at her residence, Hillcrest Place Personal Care Home in Brandon, MB at the age of 94 on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Maxine was the second daughter of Charles and Catherine Tennant of Russell, MB. She was born at their farm near Russell and attended Woodstock School and Binscarth High School. Maxine began teaching on permit in 1943 at Keyes, took her teacher's training in Winnipeg in 1944-45, and then taught at several rural schools near Neepawa and Gladstone. Maxine met Ronald Cameron Radford of Keys in 1948 and they were married in Gladstone, MB in 1952. They farmed for several years in the Keys area and moved to Gladstone in 1958. Maxine gave birth to their first two sons, Laurie and Douglas, while living in Gladstone. Ron was moved to Strathclair, MB as grain elevator agent in 1963. Maxine gave birth to their third son, Gerald, while in Strathclair. Maxine and Ron spend ten years engaged and active in the Strathclair community, in their children's education, music lessons, and sports.

Maxine was an active community member contributing to church groups (she received a life membership award in 2006 from the Rivers UCW), substitute elementary school teaching, curling, taking the boys to swimming lessons every summer at Salt Lake, and exploring western Canada on the annual family camping trip. Maxine was an avid reader of fiction, history and local news and contributed historical articles to a number of local celebrations over the years. In 1973, Maxine and Ron moved to Rivers, MB and remained there until 2012 when they moved to Brandon.

Maxine and Ron loved to travel and took their three sons on many camping trips throughout Manitoba and western Canada. In their later years, they traveled to the Maritimes, Québec and Ontario, British Columbia and Alaska to explore and to visit family.

Maxine was a generous, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister-in-law, aunt and friend. She is predeceased by her father and mother, Charles and Catherine Tennant, her two sisters, Norma Moore (and husband Bruce), sister Lorna Hackman (and husband Harvey), by her husband Ron Radford and her youngest son, Gerald. She leaves behind her two sons Laurie (and wife Miriam), and Douglas (and wife Cindy), two grandchildren, Mikaela and Kesia, and many beloved nephews and nieces. We will think of her, remember her, and miss her dearly.

Friends and family who wish to may make a donation in memory of Maxine may do so to the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba - Westman Region, 437-9th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 4A9.