Maxine Hagen Renaker passed away peacefully at her home in Encinitas on July 17 at the age of 89. She suffered a stroke on Sunday, July 13. Married for 67 years, she is survived by her husband John Renaker (deceased 2014), sons Jim Renaker and David Renaker, daughters Susan Nikas and Mary Renaker, 6 grandchildren and 6 great- grandchildren.
In partnership with her husband John, Maxine co-founded Hagen-Renaker Pottery in Monrovia, California in 1945.
With the creative work of three other important designers, Helen Perrin Farnlund, Maureen Love Calvert, and Nell Bortells, Hagen-Renaker still produces miniature animal families and wildlife figurines that are sought by collectors the world over. For the history of Hagen-Renaker, see "Hagen-Renaker Through the Years" and
"Hagen-Renaker Pottery: Horses and Other Figurines" by Nancy Kelly and the "Charlton Standard Catalogue of Hagen-Renaker" by Gayle Roller.
After her children graduated from college, Maxine returned to college to complete her own education at Pasadena City College in 1961. Her teachers soon encouraged her to move on to the new State University campus in Los Angeles, where she graduated as an English Major in 1965 and went on to teach literature at Bonita High School in La Verne.
Maxine loved animals and nature and donated to many wildlife and conservation organizations. As an only child, she was an avid letter writer and kept correspondence with many childhood friends and schoolteachers. Her father said of her, "She never met a stranger," and it was always true. She was beloved by her family and sorely missed by her family, friends, and employees of Hagen-Renaker, Inc. She never fully retired from Hagen-Renaker and always took an active interest in the Hagen-Renaker factory and consulted with the designers about all new products. Her ashes were placed at Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, CA.
(updated Aug 2018)
In partnership with her husband John, Maxine co-founded Hagen-Renaker Pottery in Monrovia, California in 1945.
With the creative work of three other important designers, Helen Perrin Farnlund, Maureen Love Calvert, and Nell Bortells, Hagen-Renaker still produces miniature animal families and wildlife figurines that are sought by collectors the world over. For the history of Hagen-Renaker, see "Hagen-Renaker Through the Years" and
"Hagen-Renaker Pottery: Horses and Other Figurines" by Nancy Kelly and the "Charlton Standard Catalogue of Hagen-Renaker" by Gayle Roller.
After her children graduated from college, Maxine returned to college to complete her own education at Pasadena City College in 1961. Her teachers soon encouraged her to move on to the new State University campus in Los Angeles, where she graduated as an English Major in 1965 and went on to teach literature at Bonita High School in La Verne.
Maxine loved animals and nature and donated to many wildlife and conservation organizations. As an only child, she was an avid letter writer and kept correspondence with many childhood friends and schoolteachers. Her father said of her, "She never met a stranger," and it was always true. She was beloved by her family and sorely missed by her family, friends, and employees of Hagen-Renaker, Inc. She never fully retired from Hagen-Renaker and always took an active interest in the Hagen-Renaker factory and consulted with the designers about all new products. Her ashes were placed at Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, CA.
(updated Aug 2018)
Maxine Hagen Renaker passed away peacefully at her home in Encinitas on July 17 at the age of 89. She suffered a stroke on Sunday, July 13. Married for 67 years, she is survived by her husband John Renaker (deceased 2014), sons Jim Renaker and David Renaker, daughters Susan Nikas and Mary Renaker, 6 grandchildren and 6 great- grandchildren.
In partnership with her husband John, Maxine co-founded Hagen-Renaker Pottery in Monrovia, California in 1945.
With the creative work of three other important designers, Helen Perrin Farnlund, Maureen Love Calvert, and Nell Bortells, Hagen-Renaker still produces miniature animal families and wildlife figurines that are sought by collectors the world over. For the history of Hagen-Renaker, see "Hagen-Renaker Through the Years" and
"Hagen-Renaker Pottery: Horses and Other Figurines" by Nancy Kelly and the "Charlton Standard Catalogue of Hagen-Renaker" by Gayle Roller.
After her children graduated from college, Maxine returned to college to complete her own education at Pasadena City College in 1961. Her teachers soon encouraged her to move on to the new State University campus in Los Angeles, where she graduated as an English Major in 1965 and went on to teach literature at Bonita High School in La Verne.
Maxine loved animals and nature and donated to many wildlife and conservation organizations. As an only child, she was an avid letter writer and kept correspondence with many childhood friends and schoolteachers. Her father said of her, "She never met a stranger," and it was always true. She was beloved by her family and sorely missed by her family, friends, and employees of Hagen-Renaker, Inc. She never fully retired from Hagen-Renaker and always took an active interest in the Hagen-Renaker factory and consulted with the designers about all new products. Her ashes were placed at Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, CA.
(updated Aug 2018)
In partnership with her husband John, Maxine co-founded Hagen-Renaker Pottery in Monrovia, California in 1945.
With the creative work of three other important designers, Helen Perrin Farnlund, Maureen Love Calvert, and Nell Bortells, Hagen-Renaker still produces miniature animal families and wildlife figurines that are sought by collectors the world over. For the history of Hagen-Renaker, see "Hagen-Renaker Through the Years" and
"Hagen-Renaker Pottery: Horses and Other Figurines" by Nancy Kelly and the "Charlton Standard Catalogue of Hagen-Renaker" by Gayle Roller.
After her children graduated from college, Maxine returned to college to complete her own education at Pasadena City College in 1961. Her teachers soon encouraged her to move on to the new State University campus in Los Angeles, where she graduated as an English Major in 1965 and went on to teach literature at Bonita High School in La Verne.
Maxine loved animals and nature and donated to many wildlife and conservation organizations. As an only child, she was an avid letter writer and kept correspondence with many childhood friends and schoolteachers. Her father said of her, "She never met a stranger," and it was always true. She was beloved by her family and sorely missed by her family, friends, and employees of Hagen-Renaker, Inc. She never fully retired from Hagen-Renaker and always took an active interest in the Hagen-Renaker factory and consulted with the designers about all new products. Her ashes were placed at Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, CA.
(updated Aug 2018)
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