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Margaret Blonder Obituary

Margaret Anne Blonder



It is with extreme sadness that the family of Margaret Anne Blonder, recently of Tarrytown, NY, announces her passing

on November

8, 2018.

Margaret ("Peggy") grew up in Darien, CT, Lake Forest, IL and Albany, NY. She attended Parsons School of Design, Hunter College and the University of New Orleans. She earned a B.A. and law degree from University of New Mexico in Albuquerque where she was selected to serve as editorial staff of the Natural Resources Law Journal in 2007.

Margaret held a variety of international positions in the fields of law, journalism and education on three continents. She recently taught English at Istanbul University in Turkey. She was an accomplished artist, writer and photographer who also studied languages and

literature. She

is survived by

her mother Lynne Hathaway Horvath and step-father

Robert Horvath

of Lenox, MA,

her sisters Martha Burke of Bernardsville, NJ and Nancy Child of Lighthouse Point, FL. She will be remembered by her nieces and nephews Timothy and Nicholas Child and Grace and Duncan Burke, her brothers-in-law Tim Child and Scott Burke, her step-sister Lisa Johnson Gates, her aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends. She was 51 years old.

A memorial and photography exhibition celebrating her life will be held in the New York area (date and

location to be announced).

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Albuquerque Journal on Nov. 14, 2018.

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Maria A

November 19, 2018

Please accept my heartfelt sympathy; I am so sorry for your great loss. May the God who "binds up the brokenhearted" and "comforts all who mourn" sustain your family during this challenging time. Isaiah 61:1,2.

M S

November 19, 2018

My sincere condolences to Margarets family and friends. May Gods loving kindness bring comfort and strength to you at this difficult time and help heal your broken hearts (Psalm 147:3).

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