Maxine Joyce Congrove

Maxine passed away peacefully at home in Sun City, Arizona in the early evening on June 27th, 2024. She was born on her family’s farm near the small town of Glenvil, Nebraska in 1937. Her parents and older brothers were lifelong farmers. As a teenager, tragedy struck their family when her older sister was killed in an automobile accident. Maxine graduated from High School in Nebraska, married and settled in the Phoenix area after her husband, Ronald ‘Ron’ Congrove was discharged from the Navy and graduated from college in southern California.

Maxine, as a homemaker, was the focal point of her family. Her husband of 61 years (who preceded her in death in 2017) and children, were blessed to have her as a wife and mother. She supported them in all things and loved them unconditionally. It is not surprising that, in her giving nature, her greatest joy in life was to be a blessing to those around her. She enjoyed sewing/quilting, square dancing, travelling to places she never thought possible as a young girl, construction projects, card games, her church family as well as her Sun City community and neighbors. Mostly she just loved being a helper. She is survived by her two children, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Her final resting place will be with her husband at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. A graveside service will be held on July 12th at 10:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Maxine’s memory at; https://giving.younglife.org (use the recipient code KS132) or Hospice of the Valley, which treated Maxine with dignity, care and respect in her final days with us. Young Life is an organization dedicated to bringing young people to Christ.