MOUNT VERNON – Elouise P. “Parkie” Congrove, 78, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, at Knox Community Hospital. She was born on Nov. 4, 1942, in Columbus, to John and Elouise M. (Park) Schaefer.
Elouise previously worked at Capital University, Bexley Public Schools and retired from Benjamin Steel of Columbus. She was a faithful member of the Zion Lutheran Church, where she participated in the Outreach group. She was a member of the Red Hat Club and the Howard and Danville Lions Clubs. She also enjoyed volunteering with the Mount Vernon Food Bank and Meals on Wheels program. Elouise was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend who will be dearly missed by many.
She is survived by her two sons, John (Victoria) Congrove of Gahanna and James (Jane) Congrove of Atlanta, Ga.; six grandchildren, Robert, Nicholas and Tyler Congrove, and Jacob, Joseph and Jonathan Congrove; two sisters, Kay (Jim) Shumaker of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mary (Steve) Frank of Grove City; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, Elouise was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Congrove and Richard Worthington.
The family will observe a private service at Glen Rest Cemetery in Reynoldsburg.
Memorial contributions in Elouise’s name may be made to the Zion Lutheran Church or the American Cancer Society.
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The Flowers-Snyder Funeral Home of Mount Vernon is honored to serve the family of Elouise P. “Parkie” Congrove.
