Ms. Isabelle Keefe Marrero

Northport Funeral & Cremation Service family extends our deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of Ms. Isabelle Keefe Marrero, who passed away on November 13, 2026, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Isabelle Keefe Marrero, age 89, died Nov. 13, 2026. She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter J. Marrero, and her parents, William McG Keefe, late Sports Editor of the New Orleans Times Picayune, and Alice Desroche Keefe from New Orleans.

She was born on September 29, 1937, in New Orleans, attended Holy Name of Jesus High and Loyola University, married Peter Marrero in 1957, and moved to Huntsville, AL, where they lived for 48 years before moving to Tuscaloosa, AL, in 2006.

In Huntsville, she taught Health and Physical Education and coached four sports for 33 years at St. Joseph, Queen of the Universe and Holy Family Schools, and led teams in the Independent School League and Huntsville Parks and Recreation. She was a member of St. Joseph Church Parish Council, Boards of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, and Church Women United. She was a Charter Member of the Board of Directors of Girls, Inc. Her history of St. Joseph Parish is in the Huntsville Public Library and on the Internet. She successfully filed Title 9 law suits against Lee High School and Northern League Athletic Assn. to secure better facilities for girls' basketball and softball and won both suits.

In Tuscaloosa, she was a member of the Board of the League of Women Voters and Tuscaloosa Neighbors Together.

She is survived by her children: Mark Marrero (Julie) of Fort Walton Beach, FL, Donna Marrero (Steve Merrill), of Northport AL, Deborah McGinley of Northport, AL and Leigh Marrero of East Wareham, MA; grandchildren Adam Marrero of Chicago, IL, Jacob Marrero (Raven) of Auburn, AL Taylor McGinley of Baltimore, MD, and Ellie McGinley of Port St. Lucie FL and Eliana Perilla-Marrero; great-grandchildren, Santiago Rodiguez-Perilla, Antoni Marrero, and Eli Marrero.

A memorial service and cremation will be private. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to The League of Women Voters Education Fund, the Good Samaritan Clinic, or Hospice of West Alabama.

The compassionate, sympathetic, and professional services of the Northport Funeral & Cremation Service team have been entrusted with Ms. Marrero's arrangements.