Maxine Gheer

Maxine was born December 25, 1939 in Crowder, Missouri; the daughter of Dewell and Elta (Jones) Wise. She graduated from Bettendorf High School in 1957. Her marriage to Ivyl G. Gheer took place on May 24, 1958 in Pleasant Valley and to this union two sons were born, Rusty and Rick. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Rick Gheer and a brother, Joe Wise. Maxine worked for Northwestern Bell beginning her career as an operator and retired in 1990 as an award winning supervisor. She was also an accomplished Graduate Instructor for Dale Carnegie; teaching effective public speaking and human relations. Maxine also co owned Rite-n-Gear Rodeo Company which was founded in 1999. She was a talented and tireless manager of her rodeo business of which she received many awards and much respect in rodeo circles. Maxine is survived by her husband, Ivyl Gheer; a son, Rusty (Lynn) Gheer of Centerville; a daughter-in-law, Connie Gheer of Orient; a sister, Alice (Dewayne) Dykes of Bettendorf; a brother, Ernie (Sharon) Wise of Diagonal; 7 grandchildren, Amber Dickerson (J.D.) of Corpus Christi, TX; Katy Lambert (Kevin) of Brownwood, TX; Kendra Chism (Kerry) of Brownwood, TX; Leanna Gheer of Orient; Rachel, Molly and Camy Gheer all of Centerville; 2 step-grandchildren, Risa Cave of Clive; Lincoln Steele of Orient; 8 great grandchildren, Lillian, Madison, Relee, and Dylan Dickerson, Trent Chism, Jalen Savage, and Noah and Nicholas Lambert and many nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Visitation: Family will be present to receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare, Winterset, Iowa. Service: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare, Winterset, Iowa. Memorial: Memorial contributions may be directed to the IRCA (Iowa Rodeo Cowboy Association) and the URA (United Rodeo Association).