Sister Maxine Currin, SNJM

March 1, 1923 – July 24, 2018

Sister Maxine Currin (Sister M. Richard James), age 95, died at the Marie-Rose Center at Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst in Lake Oswego, July 24, 2018. A member of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary for 63 years, her funeral will be held at 11 a.m., Aug. 2, 2018, in the Chapel of the Holy Names, Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Daughter of Lynch and Ileen Wills Currin, Maxine grew up in Cottage Grove, Ore. After high school, she worked in a government job in support of the WWII war effort and went on to complete her BS in Business Administration at the University of Oregon. During her college years she became interested in Catholicism and was baptized in 1950. Attracted to religious life, she entered the Sisters of the Holy Names at Marylhurst in 1953 and received the name Sister M. Richard James. She taught in Holy Names high schools in Medford, Eugene and Portland.

Her exceptional organizational skills were recognized by the Sisters and she went on to Notre Dame University to obtain her MBA. She then became purchasing agent and plant manager for Sisters at Marylhurst. In 1972 Sister Maxine moved into the hotel industry, employed as Executive Housekeeper for many years at both Kah-Nee-Ta Resort, Warm Springs, and the Agate Beach/Newport Hilton.

When she retired, she remained in Newport, enjoying the Oregon coast and overseeing the Sisters’ beach home. In her final years, she lived in Mary’s Woods retirement community.

Sister Maxine is survived by her nieces and nephews; and the members of her religious community. Remembrances may be made to Sisters of the Holy Names, P.O. Box 398, Marylhurst, OR 97036 or online at www.snjmusontario.org/donate.

Facts Born: March 1, 1923
Death: July 24, 2018