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Margaret Zonligt Obituary

MARGARET ZONLIGT NOV 1928 ~ SEPT 2010 Margaret Zonligt, age 81, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto. She was born in 1928 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Lyle and Helen Cooper. Her family moved to Washington D.C. when she was eight years old. Her family then moved to Chicago before she moved to Berkeley, CA. Margaret graduated from the University of Chicago before she received her Masters in Farm Labor Economics from U.C. Berkeley under Dr. Paul Taylor. Her thesis was called ''Land, Water and Settlement in Kern County California'' published in 1979. After she married Martin Zonligt on September 22, 1968 they lived in New York before they settled in Modesto in 1970. She was a City Planner for the City of Modesto for 8 years. She was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stanislaus County, Yokuts Chapter of the Sierra Club, Modesto Institute for Continued Learning, and the ACLU Stanislaus Chapter. She enjoyed photography and traveling. Margaret is survived by her loving husband Martin Zonligt; two children Mark (Annie) Zonligt of Modesto, and ShinJoo (Chris) Panzcyk of Maineville, Ohio; and three grandchildren Shanna, Lance, and Sasha. She also leaves behind her brother Lewis Cooper of Berkeley, her sister Delsa (Joe) White of Harmony, Pennsylvania; nieces, Robin White and Natanya Sortland, nephews, Eugene White and Stefan Sortland. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 23 at 1pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stanislaus County, 2172 Kiernan Ave, Modesto. Memorial contributions can be made to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, PO Box 844001, Boston, MA 02284-4001.Please share your memories: www.modbee.com/obituaries www.allenmortuary.com ALLEN MORTUARY

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Published by Modesto Bee on Oct. 9, 2010.

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BETTY SESSER

October 9, 2010

DEAR MARTIN AND FAMILY, I ALWAYS ENJOYED SEEING MARGARET AT MICL AND OTHER MEETINGS. WHAT AN ENJOYABLE LADY WITH ALWAYS A SPECIAL SMILE. I DID NOT KNOW OF ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS SHE HAD IN HER LIFE AND CAREERS. SHE REALLY CONTRIBUTED A LOT IN MANY FIELDS. MY LOVE AND BEST WISHES TO YOU ALL.
BETTY SESSER.

October 9, 2010

Our sympathy to Martin and his family in the loss of their loving wife and mother. Margaret always had a smile and was so gracious to me when I'd visit in their home, She certainly left many memories and legacies to us all during her lifetime. What an exceptional lady!
Rick and Kathy Harvey

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