Pearl City – Max M. Finkenbinder, 22, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016. He was born on November 27, 1993 in Monroe, WI to Kurt and Andrea (Gerke) Finkenbinder. Max was a truck driver and loved being active. He enjoyed wakeboarding, snowboarding, four wheeling, golfing, fishing and hunting. Max was a twenty year cancer survivor.
He is survived by his parents, Kurt and Andrea Finkenbinder of Pearl City, two sisters, Haley (Kody) Shipley of Dallas, TX and Sidney Finkenbinder of Pearl City, IL; grandparents, David Finkenbinder of Lena, IL and Joe and Paula Gerke of Kent, IL. He is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Max was preceded in death by his grandmother, Janet Finkenbinder and one uncle, Mike Gerke.
Visitation will be held from 11:00a.m. – 2:00p.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at the Salem United Church of Christ in Eleroy, IL.
A funeral service will follow the visitation at 3:00 p.m. at the Salem United Church of Christ with Pastor Randy Nicholas officiating.
Burial will be in the Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery.
A memorial has been established for the Children's Cancer Research and the Ronald McDonald House.