Maxine Maja Kitchen

MAXINE MAJA KITCHEN, age 84, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2008. She was a very loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother throughout her years. She dearly loved her grandchildren. Maxine was preceded in death by the only man she loved, her husband, Warren Ernest Kitchen, who was a veteran of WWII and earned a bronze star. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Norma Cox and Vivian Vaccaro. Maxine was the middle of three sisters and was the only one born in Denmark to Ellie and Harvey Hovgaard on August 7, 1923. She graduated San Jacinto High School in Houston. After that, she married Warren, had one son and made careers at Suniland Furniture Co. and Transcontinental Pipeline until retirement. Maxine had many great years with her husband, son and friends before Warren passed away in 1979. Following which, she had fun traveling with friends and was a close companion to her sisters. For the past seven years, she has been a resident of Treemont Retirement Center where she had made many great friends. Maxine enjoyed her trips to Austin to see her family and having them over to Houston. As of late, she became a regular at the IHOP on Sunday with her niece, Sherry. She is survived by her son, Ken and wife Debbie; grandson, Kristopher and wife Carrie; and granddaughter, Kimberly, all of Austin, Texas. Also by her niece, Sherry Vaccaro, and nephews, Frank Vaccaro and wife Linda, and Don Vaccaro. Friends may visit with the family beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2008 in the chapel of the Memorial Mission Mausoleum in Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, 12800 Westheimer, where a funeral service will be held at 12:00 Noon. Interment will follow in Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.