We are saddened by Margie’s passing and will remember always the happy times we spent with both Andrew and Margie.
Our deepest  Sympathy to all the family.
Cousins Mary and Elena







Mrs. Marafino was such a lovely lady, cheerful, hospitable, kind, generous, diligent, steadfast, and totally reliable. It’s hard to imagine in this day and age how any woman could, or would want to, work full time, finish a college degree, be a loving and faithful wife, and raise 6 great kids, all at the same time; but she did it! She was one-of-a-kind, a rare breed; the world needs more people with the character of Mrs. Marafino; she will be sorely missed. May God continue to bless her wonderful family!

It was an honor being your flower girl.  Many happy memories for me on Hannah Street.   Helping you folding a pile of diapers that were on the kitchen table.  You teaching me how to feed and change the boys’ diapers.  Also, trusting me with taking them for a ride in their carriage even if it was up and down the yard many times. One day you asked me how I wanted to be paid for helping.  I said lunch would be OK and you made me the most delicious scrambled eggs I ever had.  No one has ever duplicated them.  Also, thank you for taking care of me and my sister for a short time after Mom died.
To close are the words to a farewell funeral song:
May the choirs of angels come to greet you.
May they speed you to paradise.
May the Lord enfold you in His mercy.
May you find eternal life.

Your niece


Mrs. Marafino was an incredible person and ,to me, exemplified the word " nurse." I had the pleasure of working with her at Roger Williams Hospital from high school as a ward helper to a graduate nurse. She was so compassionate as my supervisor, especially when I was new. Whenever I was with her on the wards, I knew everything would be okay. She was also a great teacher to all of us "new grads". Rest well, Mrs. M. knowing you made a big impact on all of our lives.
Donna (Billings)Peterson

When Marge left RWMC, I was working in the same department as a fill in RN. I took her full time position when she retired.
At her going away dinner, how and when she came to work at Roger Williams, was a topic of conversation. She told us that she started her career in the Nursery in the Summer of 1949. I was born there on July 2nd 1949. We both agreed that she probably held and cared for me. What a lucky baby I was if Marge cared for me.
I always felt connected to Marge after that. We started her career at Roger Williams together, and I was there to wish her well in her retirement. 
A lovely woman, and an amazing Nurse.

Mrs. Marafino was a lovely lady.  I was fortunate to work with her at the Rog. She was an exemplary staff member and devoted to her job. 
My sympathy to her family and friends.  I know she will be missed.
Ann-Marie (Bourassa) Conklin,  RWGH School of Nursing  1965

I am so sorry to hear the news that my aunt Margie has passed away!  She was the older sister to my dad J.D.Hicks. He was the youngest in the family of 3 kids. I had the privilege of seeing my Aunt and Uncle several times in my life. I loved them both from the moment I met them.  Their Accent was the worst thing I noticed then as a child to hear my dad say this was his sister and your aunt was pretty cool,We were a military family so we moved often and by the time we settled in, we were off again. So meeting family and aunts and uncles for me was rare. My dad was extreamly proud of his sister and loved her. He always would say she was the educated one and he was very proud of that for her.  My memory were of several short visits, but the impact they had on me as a child were very powerful.  I remember the first time we met in Markham Illinois at our house and several you you were there as well. I was very impressed with you all.  I was truly blessed as here some 57 or so years later still remember the moment I met you all.  Please take my heart felt condolences and sadness I feel for the news that this very wonderful aunt of mine has passed.  I think of you all often and wish you all well and prosperous.  She lived a great and wonderful full life with Uncle Andrew and her loving kids and grand kids.  She lived a blessed life and it was my privilege to be her nephew.  Again my condolences and love are sent your way as you read this note. Bruce Hicks

Dear Marafino Family,  Margie was a beautiful and lovable person.  I am so proud to have known her.  She was strong and smart and compassionate and I admired those qualities over the many years that I knew her.  Her strength was evident in so many family situations, both happy and sad.  As a nurse, she was there at the hospital the day my own mother died and I will never forget the comfort she gave to me and our family.  When I visited Virginia she was always pleased to see us.  I loved her stories and her memories of her long and full life.  She sent us a card every year at xmas time.  She will be missed by all who knew her.  Rest in peace, Margie.  John:5,28&29.  

On Thursday, December 8th, I lost the last grandparent I had in my life, my beautiful Grandma Marafino. She was a constant presence in my life since birth.

She was there for my Dad through cancer, she was there for my mom after loosing my dad, and of course, she was there for me, my brothers, and Victoria when our mom passed away. I realized a few weeks ago that I have known my grandma longer than my own parents.

She was in the delivery room when I was born. She somehow knew I was in distress. I had the cord wrapped around my neck. She saved my life.

My grandma embodied all the qualities of what a modern day, independent, strong-willed woman should be. She was a storyteller, determined, realistic, witty, stubborn, hard working, and drop dead gorgeous!

She never really complimented me. She always reminded me of what I needed to work on and what I was doing right in my life; however, she always said she loved me.

She worked for the FBI identifying finger prints of fallen soldiers during WW2. She worked countless hours as a nurse, a wife, and a mother of 6 stubborn children.

She lost her father when she was 5 years old to TB. She grew up poor, but had a very strong mother who raised her and her two brothers on her own, which was unheard of in 1929. Most widowed and poor mothers in that situation back then, sent their children to orphanages. They survived through the strong spirit of a woman.

My Grandma survived the Great Depression and WW2. She lived through the death's of her father, mother, two brothers, a son (my dad), a husband, and several other loved ones along the way.

My grandma never lost her strength. She was a fighter. She lived a long 97 years, and she was the backbone of our family.

I am proud to say that she was my grandma. I love and will miss her. 

Love,
Cindy 

My deepst sympathy to the entire family of Margie Marafino. Godspeed Margie. It was a pleasure to have known you.

OBITUARY

Margie Lorue (Hicks) Marafino

December 23, 1924 – December 8, 2022

Lindsey Funeral Homes

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