Maxine Thompson, age 90, of White, died Friday, February 6, 2015, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in White, with interment in Fairview Cemetery at White. Visitations will be Monday from 5-7p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White. Maxine Marie Thompson was born August 17, 1924, in Audobon County, Iowa, to Max and Marie (Sievert) Langner. She moved with her family to South Dakota when she was 2 years old. She attended country grade school and graduated from Brookings High School in 1942. She married Melvin Thompson on June 7, 1942, at a country church in Argo Township. They purchased a farm adjoining her parents' farm and successfully farmed it for many years. Maxine started selling Avon in 1957 and just gave it up in September, after entering the White Healthcare Center. She was proud of the fact that she was recognized every year for earning membership into the elite President's Club. She enjoyed any type of handiwork, especially crocheting and quilting. She was a very dedicated volunteer at the White Healthcare Center for many years and had been an active member of Zion Lutheran Church, having taught Sunday School for many years and held several offices in the LWML. She was a member of the White Community Club and the White Card Club. Maxine's husband, Melvin, passed away in 1995. He had been bed-ridden at home for 11 years and she faithfully nursed him throughout that time. Maxine and Melvin loved to dance in their active years and traveled around the area attending dances. Maxine continued to live on the farm after Melvin's passing until 2000, when she purchased a house in White. Maxine is survived by: two children, Warren (LeAnn) Thompson of rural Aurora, SD, and Sue (Bob) Gambill of Venice, FL; three grandchildren, Jeff Pike of Watertown, Tammy (Ken) Krein of Estelline, and Dawn Hanson (fiance Chris Larsen) of Sioux Falls; 5 step grandchildren, Sandy Gambill, Randy Gambill, Kim Urahn, Nicole Berner and Eric Schnell; 7 great-grandchildren; 5 step great-grandchildren; 2 step great-great grandchildren; and a brother-in-law, Glenn (Joanne) Thompson. Maxine was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, her parents, one brother Herbert Langner and an infant son.