Maxine Kay Kriete Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on April 26, 2026, at the age of 85, Maxine Kay Kriete of Cortland, Indiana passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Henry B. Reichenba and Evelyn L. Smith Reichenba; her husband Carl Kriete; her brother Jim R. Reichenba; her brother-in-law Robert Callahan; and her stepdaughters, Janice M. Kriete White and Darlena L. Kriete.
She is survived by: her children, James E. "Gene" Thompson (Wilma), Mark A. Thompson (Kathy), Sherry K. Thompson Holder (Bruce) and Timothy D. Thompson (Leslie); her grandchildren, Alison L. Thompson Hafner (Rob), James "Matt" Thompson (Missy), Ellen P. Thompson Gentry (Lance), Jeremiah Hudson, Korey A. Thompson (Kelly), Grant A. Holder (Jennifer), Kelsey B. Holder, Blake J. Holder, Kaitlyn L. Thompson Petry (Jacob), Meghan S. Hirtzel Fevreau, Jared S. Hirtzel (Ron J. Hacker), Larissa B. Wilson, Darla R. Kriete Bowling, Jelisa Miller, Rex Miller (Jessica) and Jessica Miller Wetzel (Jeremy); her great grandchildren, James "Alexander" Thompson, Addison R. Gentry, Gracelyn R. Gentry, Bishop S. Gentry, Korben T. Thompson, Hannah L. Brandenburg, Jacob T. Brandenburg, Alston J. Holder, Lydia L. Holder, Poppy G. Petry, Rowan S. Petry, Finan M. Petry and Alek S. Fevreau; her sister Carolyn Callahan; her sister-in-law Connie S. Reichenba Knoke; and her close friend Sonny Lucas.
Memorials may be written to Surprise Community Church, American Heart Association, or American Diabetes Association.
