Marlene Harrington

Marlene Harrington, 88, devoted daughter, beloved sister, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend, passed away in Montgomery, Alabama, on September 25, 2026, after a long struggle with complications from pneumonia. The daughter of Rose Hieb Day and George Day of Cincinnati, Ohio, Marlene graduated from Withrow High School. She was married to the late Raymond F. Harrington for twenty-six years. While raising two children and working, Marlene earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Cincinnati, graduating magna cum laude, and went on to a career as a systems analyst in Dayton and Columbus, Ohio.

An avid gardener and daylily aficionado, Marlene was active in daylily societies while living in Columbus, Tampa, and, most recently, as a member of the Montgomery Area Daylily Society. She gave back to the community wherever she lived, supporting causes like hunger, medical research, and animal welfare. She was a Cub Scout den mother, true soccer mom, and breast cancer survivor.

Marlene loved the sunshine and spent three weeks each year in Englewood and Naples, Florida. She loved zoos and traveling the world, her cats Butterfly and Stinky, her many grandpets, her family, friends, and life. She made the effort to stay connected to family and friends all over the country and never forgot a birthday.

She is survived by her children, Christine Harrington (Walter Smith) and Alan Harrington, grandchildren Evron Posner, Benjamin Harrington, and Isabella Harrington, sisters Jean Gates and Dianne Woeste, and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

A visitation, service, and burial were held on Friday, October 2 at Spring Grove Funeral Home and Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, November 6 at the Alabama Heritage Funeral Home, 10505 Atlanta Highway Montgomery, Alabama.

In lieu of flowers, please honor her memory by donating to Meals on Wheels Montgomery AL Metro Area Donate | MACOA, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation | BCRF, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Parkinson's Disease, or to the charity of your choice.