Maxine Hemund

Maxine Hemund left a 99 year legacy of a life well-lived.

Born in 1919, Maxine Hemund was raised in a ranching family in Franklin, MT. She was the second-to-youngest in a family of 11 children. Despite growing up during The Depression, her childhood was filled with love and laughter. Her family relocated to the Belgrade area when she was in the second grade. She lived there until she went to college in Dillon MT to become a teacher.

As a young teacher, her new career brought her to Cardwell, MT. It was there that she met her husband, George Hemund. The couple was married shortly before George...