Constance Elaine Hargrove

Constance "Connie" Elaine Hargrove, 86, the beloved matriarch of the Hargrove clan, passed away on April 13, 2025, at home after over ten years of carrying the cross of several serious medical conditions. She was born on January 20, 1939, in Baltimore, MD. She is preceded in death by her parents; Beatrice Marie Chase and Daniel Smith, her son Angelo Antonio Hargrove and her sister Marie “Sissy” Faison.

Connie is survived and missed by her children Wallace Jr., Garnette, and Ronald “Ronnie”; and remembered by her four grandchildren Erica, Erin, Corsica, and Kiristen; and great-grandchild Amilliana. Siblings and their family Shelly, Genevieve, and Jennifer, Geraldine, Tisha, Elisha, Stacey, Tiffany, Tonya, Tatiana and Ivory. And her best friend Mary.

While raising her family in Baltimore, MD, Connie worked as a wiring manufacturer at Western Electric on Broening Highway (now a Historic District) making copper cable, cords and wire products for phone transmission. Connie later retired as a nutrition worker for the Baltimore City School system in her mid-eighties where the staff members and children became her second family.

Connie had an unquenchable thirst for adventure. She was often spending her spare time venturing around Baltimore City (making friends along the way) visiting Lexington Market for good eats, shopping at the malls for gifts, attending events hosted by friends and coworkers or dinning out. And boy-oh-boy did she love spending the evenings on the phone talking to family and friends until the late evenings.

She was a big fan of game shows and The Voice. And she loved to purchase her daily crossword puzzle scratch off tickets for personal entertainment.

Her favorite holidays were Thanksgiving and Christmas where she enjoyed spending time with family.

Connie's greatest joy and achievement was her family and many friends and the children at the Baltimore City schools where she worked whom she always gifted presents every holiday of the year.

For those desiring, the family has requested that donations be made to The Heart Foundation.

Family and friends may gather for a private family service on April 23, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM at the Candle Light Funeral Home in Catonsville, MD, with interment following at Saint John’s Cemetery in Ellicott City, MD.