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Marianne Zita Nugent
Marianne Nugent of Southampton died at home on December 13, less than two months shy of her 98th birthday.
She was born on February 3, 1925, in Manhattan to James A. McCarthy and Gertrude Casey McCarthy. She attended high school at St. Catharine’s Academy in New York City, before receiving her undergraduate degree from Marymount College, where she was president of her Class of 1947. She then went on to receive a master’s degree from Columbia University Teachers College.
She spent her career at Columbia University, retiring from her last position in 1993 after 17 years as the manager of Butler Hall, a graduate student and faculty residence on Morningside Drive.
She and her husband, Jim, first arrived in Southampton in 1972, spending summers and weekends on the East End before becoming full-time residents in retirement. She served for many years as a Eucharistic minister at the Basilica Parish of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Southampton. She and her husband were longtime members of the Water Mill Beach Club. Among her greatest joys in life were her grandchildren, her golden retrievers, and her gardens, according to her family.
She was predeceased by her husband, James G., to whom she was married for 73 years and her son, James G. Nugent Jr. She is survived by her children, Marianne Turner and John G. Nugent; and four grandchildren, Ashley Turner Crawford, Jim Turner, Isabella Nugent and John Nugent III.
A funeral Mass was held in Southampton on Wednesday, December 21, at the Basilica Parish of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Southampton, followed by internment at Sacred Hearts RC Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, gifts can be made to Horizons at Saint David’s, 12 East 89th Street, New York, NY 10128 (sdshorizons.org).
Staff Writer on Dec 19, 2022