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Lucille Marfing of Southampton died on August 14 at Southampton Hospital. She was 89.
Born in Flushing on June 25, 1926, she was the daughter of Edward and Louise Moore. She attended Bayside High School and graduated from Flushing Hospital Medical Center in 1945 as a registered nurse. She moved to Southampton in 1954 and worked at Southampton Hospital as a head nurse in the maternity department for 38 years. Survivors said that, through her work, she touched many lives both professionally and personally. They added that she is remembered for the care and comfort she provided to many local families while they were experiencing one of life’s greatest joys.
After retiring in 1993 she spent every day at Coopers Beach with her many friends, always sitting to the left of the lifeguard stand. “Lou,” as she was known to her friends, will be remembered for her wonderful sense of humor and love of life, survivors said.
She is survived by her daughters, Colleen D’Italia and husband Anthony, Kathleen Lanahan and husband Peter Lang; sons, Patrick Lanahan and John Marfing; sister, Colleen Frankenbach; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two nieces and a nephew. She was predeceased by a son, Edward Lanahan.
The family received friends on August 17 at the Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton, where a funeral service was conducted on August 18 by Reverend Stephen McWhorter. Interment followed at Southampton Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation, 5 Channel Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050.
on Aug 24, 2015