Maxine Neubacher, a former resident of Pacific Palisades, passed away on May 16 at the Saddleback Hospital in Laguna Hills. She was 85. Before she and her late husband Bob retired to Laguna Niguel, they were very active in civic affairs and were honored as Fourth of July parade marshals. Neubacher was born on December 1, 1918 in Grand Island, Nebraska. She moved with her family to California in 1940. During World War II she served as a WAVE and after the war worked at Rand before marrying Bob in 1951. The couple moved to the Palisades in 1963, then worked together producing educational films for the Los Angeles school district with fellow Palisadian Dick Vetter. The Neubachers made many friends in the Palisades and contributed enormous time and energy to community projects. They were among the founders of the Village Green, and Bob and Dick Vetter were instrumental in organizing a trust fund for perpetual care of the Green. Maxine served several terms as president of the Palisades Garden Club. In 1995 the Neubachers moved to Laguna Hills to join her sister and family. Bob passed away in July 1997. Maxine is survived by her sister Mary Jo, nephews William (wife Ann) and Robert (wife Jeannine) and three grandnephews. She was entombed at the Veterans Cemetery in Riverside. Gifts may be made in Maxine Neubacher’s name to the Thirty-Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist, 15201 Bestor Blvd., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.
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