Eleanor "Maxine" (Perkins) Schrader

Eleanor “Maxine“(Perkins) Schrader of Tallahassee, Florida died peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on January 9, 2024. Maxine was the youngest of five children born to Edward and Odessa Shiver Perkins in Indianapolis, Indiana. After graduation from Arsenal Technical High School, she was employed as an Executive Secretary for the Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company in Indianapolis. During the Korean War, Maxine met a handsome officer, James “Jim” Schrader, and danced the night away at the USO dances at Fort Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis. They married on Valentine’s Day in 1953 and spent their honeymoon at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Married for 53 years, the love of her life, Jim, passed away on April 12, 2006, at Shell Point, Florida. The family moved from Indianapolis to Miami, Florida in 1966, and then later to Tallahassee, Florida. Maxine embraced the natural beauty of Florida, spending summers in the Florida Keys, learning to water ski and snorkel, and fishing in the Everglades. She also valued education and was actively engaged in the busy lives of her five children: volunteering in their schools, hustling them to sports practices, and nurturing their curiosity. Maxine and Jim enjoyed traveling the world visiting China, Egypt, Turkey, Japan, the Panama Canal, and many countries in Europe. They retired at Shell Point, Florida. Faith was important to Maxine and Jim. They became founding members of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Tallahassee, FL and helped establish the Catholic cemetery at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Crawfordville, FL. A loving mother, she is survived by her five children, Linda Schrader Nahoom (Paul) of Lloyd, FL; Lisa Schrader Muller (Ken) of Altamonte Springs, FL; James Schrader (JoAnne) of New Smyrna Beach, FL; Robert Schrader (Tina) of Glenwood Springs, CO; and John Schrader of Tallahassee. She adored her seven grandchildren Joseph Schrader (Lauren), Blair Nordby (Daniel), Jared Schrader, Tommy Muller (Margie), Sarah Nahoom DePasquale (Vincent), Adam and Sydney Schrader; and four great-grandchildren Landon and Claire Schrader, and Asher and Wyatt Nordby. She is also survived by a dear niece, Becky Schrader. Maxine’s life will be honored at a Visitation on Friday, January 19, 2024, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Bevis Funeral Home, 200 John Knox Rd, Tallahassee, FL. Her Funeral Mass will occur on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at 11:00 am. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 3609 Coastal Highway, Crawfordville, Florida. The family would like to express their gratitude to the nurses and case manager at Big Bend Hospice for the thoughtful care provided to our mother and to us over the past several months. In lieu of flowers, the family requests charitable donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Project, www:Alzheimersproject.org located at 2344 Centerville Rd. Suite 105, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. Rocky Bevis and Breanna Green of Bevis Funeral Home (850-385-2193 or www.bevisfh.com) is assisting the Schrader family with their arrangements.

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Eleanor "Maxine" (Perkins) Schrader

August 6, 1930 - January 9, 2024