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Maxine DeVries Obituary

Maxine DeVries
1939-2021
Maxine DeVries passed away at home on May 25, 2021 after several debilitating injuries. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Ben DeVries, her sister Laura Rippy of Marble Falls, two sons ,Mark and Steve,
Two grandchildren Jeanette and Nick and two great grandchildren, Macie and Harlan.
Maxine was born in Houston on November 26, 1939 to Laurence and Sadie Mancuso. She attended Milby High School and San Jacinto College and worked in the health field for over 40 years. She attended Northwoods Unitarian Church in the Woodlands with many loving friends too numerous to mention individually, all of whom said she will be missed. At her request she was cremated at MCNutt Funeral Home in Conroe with no service requested.

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Published by Houston Chronicle on Jul. 11, 2021.

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