Obituary of Carol Maragnano

Carol B. Maragnano, 94, of Marlborough CT, formerly of East Hartford, loving wife of the late George C. Maragnano, died Friday October 10, 2014 at home after a brief illness with her family be her side. Born July 20, 1920 in Davenport, IA, she was the third of nine children, she grew up in Rye, NY and moved to Hartford in 1940 in search of employment and there she met and married her one true love, George. Their family was raised in East Hartford, CT for 50 years during which time she wrote a column for the East Hartford Gazette, worked until she retired at CBT, was an active member of the Tekawitha Guild of St. Isaac Jogues parish, and was an active participant in East Hartford PTA's. She finally settled in Marlborough, CT where she enjoyed retirement and time spent with her large family but still saved time to volunteer at the Middletown Soup Kitchen. She was loved by all that knew her. She was a treasure to her extended family and will be sorely missed. She leaves seven children, John G. Maragnano and his wife Claire of Norton, MA, Carol Sanderson and her husband Guy of Naples, FL, Barbara Ronski and her husband Stephen of Tolland, CT, Marianne Blake and her husband Lawrence of Groveland, FL, Thomas J. Maragnano and his wife Laura of Bristol, CT, Susan Miller and her husband Wallace of Windham, NH, William P. Maragnano and his wife Sandra of Windsor, CT, twenty-eight grandchildren, and thirty-nine great grandchildren, two brothers, James Black of Batesville, AR, John Black of St. Cloud, FL, and a sister Barbara McConville of Manchester, CT. Funeral service will be Wednesday Oct. 15 at 9:45am from the Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury to St. Isaac Jogues Church, 1 Community St., East Hartford for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30am. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, East Hartford. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday Oct 14 from 4-7pm. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Defy Gravity, memo line "Scholarship", 7432 E. Highway 50, Groveland, FL 34736 or to the Marianist Mission, 4435 East Patterson Rd., Dayton, OH 45841-0001. For online condolences please visitwww.mulryanfh.com.