Maxine Lambert Nyc

October 28, 1928 - November 10, 2021

Maxine Lambert Nyc, age 93, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 in Lebanon, Tennessee. She was born October 22, 1928 in Bradley, the youngest child of Catherine White Lambert and Samuel Lambert. Maxine graduated in 1947 from Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School. She began employment at David Bradley Manufacturing immediately following graduation. Maxine retired as an Executive Secretary after 43 years, from Roper Corporation. She enjoyed traveling, ball room dancing, and playing bridge. Maxine was active in the Council of Catholic Women at St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish in Bradley. She was married at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley to Thomas W. Lambert of Momence. He preceded her in death in 1988. She married Arthur Nyc of Morris in December 2011. He preceded her in death in December 2019. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Paula & Thomas Wasser of Bourbonnais; grandsons, Patrick (Laura Baginski) Wasser of Chicago and Michael (Sandy) Wasser of San Diego, CA; two great-grandsons, Owen Wasser and Julian Wasser, both of Chicago; four nieces, Suzanne Lambert of Chicago, Diane McClure of Bourbonnais, Judy Trute of Miden, NV; and Jean LeCuyer of Oregon; and two nephews, James Lambert of Michigan and Jerome Lambert of Chicago. In addition to her husbands, Maxine is preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Pauline Lambert; three brothers, Leon Lambert, Raymond Lambert, and Howard Lambert; and one nephew, Thomas Lambert. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 20, 2021 at St. George Catholic Church. Face masks will be required. Entombment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum in Kankakee. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to St. George Catholic Church in her name. Arrangements by Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais.