Marita H. Hickey, 77, of Weeki Wachee, Florida passed Monday, November 15, 2021. She was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania to James A. McGrew and Mary Alice Cavan. Marita was a graduate of Misericordia University and received her Master’s in Education Administration from Long Island University. She went on to become an educator and taught for 40 years. She was active locally in Glen Lakes as a member of the Women’s Gardens Club, The Italian Club, The Glen Lakes Library and the Wahoos. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church and will be dearly missed by her loving family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents James and Mary McGrew of Frackville, PA., siblings Thomas McGrew of Washington, DC and Maureen Greene of Bradenton, Florida.
She is survived by her loving husband W. Steve Hickey of Weeki Wachee, FL., daughters Allison Schmidt and son-in-law Nicholas of Farmingdale, NY, and Beck Hickey of New York, NY; sister Sr. Lorraine McGrew of Arlington, Virginia; grandsons Gavin Schmidt of Farmingdale, NY and Knox Salcedo of New York, New York.
Memorial Mass 10am Tuesday 12/7 at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church in Spring Hill.