- Date Of Birth: December 26, 1931
- Date Of Death: September 6, 2009
- State: Montana
Rebecca Evelyn Hegstad Maki, 77, passed away on Sunday, September, 6, 2009 at the Heritage Place in Kalispell, Montana. She was born on December 26, 1931 in Powers Lake, North Dakota to George and Christine (Erickson) Hegstad.
Rebecca married Toivo Everett Maki on November 20, 1950 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. They raised ten children. When the youngest was five, Rebecca went to work as a housekeeper at the Cut Bank Hospital where she remained for twenty years. She was a member of the Cut Bank Senior Citizens Club. She loved babies, canning, cooking, and gardening. When she retired, Rebecca moved to Kalispell to be closer to more of her children. She attended Easthaven Baptist Church and makes the best homemade bread in the world.
Rebecca was preceded in death by her husband, four sons; an infant, Victor Lee, Everett, and Gerald Maki, two sisters and one brother. She is survived by eight children; Elaine (Ralph) Holmquist of Kalispell, Jeanne (Bruce) Riley of Kalispell, Helga (Jim) Stimson of Helena, MT, Ella (Mark) Hill of Kalispell, MT, Marilyn Wilson of Fort Gibson, Ok, Linda (Ken) Fielder of Kalispell, MT, Nina (Daniel) Carvajal of Logan, UT, and Victor Allen (Kim) Maki of Kalispell, MT, many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
