Maxine Evla Cory - Passed away peacefully on October 9, 2008 in Antioch at the age of 87 years. Loving wife of 53 years of the late Curtis Cory. Cherished mother of Ellen (Leon) Kahn of Napa and the late Jenet Persinger of Omaha, NE. Beloved grandmother of Cynthia (David) Martinez of Antioch; Rick Dressler of St. Paul, MN; Barbara Lankton of Council Bluffs, IA; and Brenda Persinger of Omaha, NE. Dear great-grandmother of seven and great-great-grandmother of three. Friends and family are invited to attend the Funeral Service on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. at the PARENT-SORENSEN MORTUARY & CREMATORY, 850 Keokuk St., Petaluma, 763-4131.