Margaret Alice Rhode

Margaret Alice (Maggie) Rhode of Austin, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 30th at St. David's South Austin Medical Center in Austin, Texas. Maggie was born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania to Marvin and Grace Rhode on October 20th 1956. Maggie went to North Penn High School and graduated in 1974. She went on to earn her LPN nursing degree from Chester County Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a pediatric nurse in several different capacities for over 40 years. Most recently she was employed as a pediatric nurse case manager for superior healthplan of Texas. Maggie was dedicated to her patients and was sweet, funny, caring, and always had a playful sense of humor. She genuinely loved her patients and their parents, and worked fiercely and tirelessly for them. Maggie enjoyed vacationing on Cape Cod, in Maine, and Ocean Gate, New Jersey. She enjoyed swimming, sailing, shopping, jewelry making, and took immense joy in entertaining her nieces and nephews. Maggie is survived by her sisters Sue Rhode, of Stratford Connecticut, Amy Scott of Barto, Pennsylvania, and Nancy Ropiejko, of Gdansk, Poland. In addition, her nieces, Shavaun Fawcett, of Lantana, Texas, Anita Ro...[more]

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jko, of Lubbock, Texas, and nephews Matteusz Ropiekjo of Gdansk, Poland, and Benjamin Scott of Barto, Pennsylvania. She is predeceased in death by her parents, Grace Meisel Rhode, Marvin Rhode, Doris Rhode, (step-mother), and sister, Gerry Roberts. A private celebration of life event will be held in her honor. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Maggie's name to: Cerebral Palsy Awareness Transition Hope of Texas https://cpathtexas.org/donate/ Dell Children's Foundation https://supportdellchildrens.org/ St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital https://www.stjude.org/donate The family wishes to extend their gratitude to St. David's South Austin Medical Center staff and physicians for taking such exceptional care of Maggie in her final months of life.