Maria Guadalupe Lovegrove
Passed: May 09, 2016
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Maria Guadalupe Lovegrove
Passed: May 09, 2016
Obituary
Maria Guadalupe Lovegrove, 71 peacefully went to her Lord on May 9, 2016 with her family present at her bedside at her home in Buckeye, AZ from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born December 10, 1944 to Guillermo and Elena Ramirez in Laredo, TX where she was raised. As an adult, she was a long-time resident of Haysville and Bel Aire, KS. She became a Licensed Practical Nurse, starting her nursing career in the world of babies and then working with the elderly. She loved helping people anyway that she could. She was a certified Spanish Medical interpreter for the State of Kansas, earning citations for her work combating diabetes in the Hispanic community.
Maria is survived by her husband of fifty years, Jim; sons, James (Lurina) and Michael; granddaughter, Shelby; grandson, Cole; sisters, Christina Sanchez, Elena (Gerald) Blomstedt, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Guillermo Ramirez.
A visitation will be held at 5:30 pm with a rosary at 6:30 pm, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ. A mass will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, May 12, 2016 at St Thomas Aquinas, 13720 W Thomas Rd, Avondale, AZ. Interment will be at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.
The family suggests that donations be made to Alzheimer’s Association Central and Western Kansas Chapter, 1820 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67214.
6 responses to Maria Guadalupe Lovegrove
Marcia McComas says:
May 12, 2016
I am sorry to hear of Maria’s death. I worked with her in specialty team clinics for children with special health care needs in Wichita. Maria was an excellent interpreter. She was very kind to the families she served and to our staff. I always thought she was naturally very beautiful; her ready smile and humor, her care for others, the sparkle in her eyes. Her faith was strong, at her core.
We were grieved when her illness began to interfere with her ability to interpret for the families. My Mother was suffering the effects of Alzheimer’s at the same time, so I knew the effects. We were so sad to lose her as part of our team in this way.
Jim was devoted and loving. I did not meet the children. Maria loved her family above all else.
May the Lord comfort all of you with your great loss of a lovely lady. It is a heartbreaking disease, cruel on so many levels. Remember her in all the beauty she brought to this world.
James Lovegrove says:
May 14, 2016
Thank you very much Marcia for your kind words. They do mean very much to us and will remain with us.
Jim, Jim Jr and Michael
Patricia Fox says:
May 15, 2016
Maria was one of the loveliest women I have ever worked with. She was my Spanish interpreter when I worked as a caseworker for the State of Kansas at SRS. She was always available to me and was very supportive to my clients. Jim was a wonderful caregiver and I missed them when they were no longer going to Church of the Resurrection in Bel Aire, KS. I am sure that God has a special place for Maria in heaven.
Jim Lovegrove says:
May 16, 2016
Thank you Patricia for being a good friend to Maria. We missed all of our friends at Church of the Resurrection when we could no longer attend daily Mass. In moving I go the help I needed for her and me. With this help I was able to keep her home with me.
Sandra Cummins LPN Clearwater, KS says:
May 15, 2016
I am so sorry for your loss. I worked with Marie during the 80’s at the nursing home in Haysville and remember her as a very caring person. I know she will be missed.
Jim Lovegrove says:
May 16, 2016
Thank you Sandra for your kind words.
Jim, Jim Jr & Michael