Farabaugh Family History - Person Sheet
NameMarguerite Florence Hitch 
BirthFeb 13, 1925, Patton, Pa.
DeathNov 20, 2013
FatherRegis Vincent Hitch (1894-1959)
MotherEleanor Amanda Swartz (1903-1975)
Spouses
BirthFeb 16, 1916, Glen Cove, NY
DeathOct 7, 1974
BurialCemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, NY
FatherJoseph Portaro
MotherMary
MarriageMay 7, 1947, St. Ann’s Church, Brentwood, Long Island, NY
ChildrenJames A. (1948-1987)
BirthNov 1, 1920, Cook County, Ill.
DeathAug 15, 1986, Phoenix, Az.
BurialHoly Cross Cemetery, Avondale, Az.
Notes for Marguerite Florence Hitch
Peggy lived in Patton, Pa., Phoenix, Az., and Leesburg, Fla. She received training as a nurse at Spangler Hospital, Spangler, Pa., for two years and joined the Womens Army Corps in September of 1943, serving from July of 1945 to March of 1946. Marguerite graduated from the Mason Hospital Nurses School in Long Island, NY, in November of 1946. She and her first husband James Portaro worked together at Pilgrim State Hospital in Brentwood.
Notes for James Anthony (Spouse 1)
James was an Army veteran of WWII and contracted malaria during active duty. He was treated at Mason General Hospital in June of 1945. James served as a postmaster in Mason, NY for a year after discharge.
Notes for James Robert (Spouse 3)
Jim was an Army veteran of WWII and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was a clerk for he US Post Office and a Vice President of the United Federation of Postal Clerks.