Marion E. Lundin

1923 - 2019

Marion (Reed) Lundin of Warwick, East Greenwich and Peacedale died on May 14, 2019 after a protracted illness. She was 95. She was the widow of Roland Lundin, to whom she was married for 56 years. She was the daughter of the late Walter Reed and Martha (Peterson) Reed of Warwick and sister of the late Warren Reed.

Marion was a graduate of the first class of Samuel Gorton High School (1941), Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing (1945) and Rhode Island College (1960). She also received a Master’s in Education from the University of Rhode Island (1967).

Upon graduation from nursing school Marion joined the United States Army Nurse Corps, serving with the 455th General Hospital. Following her service in World War II, she worked for Warwick District Nursing. In 1952 she became a school nurse for the Warwick School Department and was the resident nurse at Warwick Veteran's Memorial High School for ten years before joining the Guidance Department.  In 1972 she became the Chairperson of the Counseling Department of the then new Tollgate High School. She retired in 1985 after 32 years with the school department. 

Marion and her husband spent the next fifteen years travelling the country and wintering in Florida. After Roland's death in 2001, she continued living in New Smyrna Beach, Florida and her condo in West Warwick.  Her later years were spent at Brookdale Senior Living in Coventry and Peacedale. 

At various times during her life, Marion served as president of the RI School Nurse Teachers Association and president of the Lucy C. Ayers Residence for Nurses. She also served on the Kent County YMCA Board of Directors and the Warwick District Nursing Association Executive Board. She also served as president of the Inner Circle of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in East Greenwich and president of its church council.

Marion Lundin is survived by her son Richard, daughter-in-law Susanne and granddaughter Erika, all of Hopkinton, RI; also her sister Martha Safstrom of Brooklyn, Connecticut, sister-in-law Ruth Lundin of Warwick, and several nieces and nephews living around the country. 

Her funeral service will be held on Monday May 20th at 11:00 am at the Hill Funeral Home, 822 Main St., East Greenwich. As a proud veteran of the armed forces of the United States, burial with military honors will be at the Rhode Island Veteran's Cemetery in Exeter. Visitation prior to the funeral service will be held from 9-11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hope Health and Hospice Care of Rhode Island, 185 North Main St, Providence RI 02904.