MAXINE MARTZ

I began work as a stringer for the Deseret News in 1947, later becoming a staff writer. Maxine was a womderful woman and an a great example for all of us --extremely competent -- one of the best. I I left the paper in 1976 and she was still going strong. .She will be missed. Sincere sympathy to all of her family.

Maxine was the best -- capable, smart, talented, nice. She started in the news biz when there were very few women reporters and was a role model for so many of us. She could take dictation over the phone from a reporter on a tight deadline and mold it into a concise, comprehensive story.
I joined the DNews staff only a couple of years before she retired but have discussed her example and abilities with young reporters and aspiring reporters-to-be for many years.
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Dear Aunt Ceeny, I will miss you so much. I have so many wonderful memories of all our years we shared. So grateful you were part of my life and our family. I'll miss your wit and sense of humor. You could always make me laugh. I'll treasure the family history you gave to all of us a few years back, it means even more to me now. What a legacy to pass on to my children and their children. How we will miss you!!! You were so loved. Janie Ogg Seattle Wa.

Maxine was a great trooper of a reporter, columnist and rewrite woman. Her tough integrity made her a mentor to so many of us. We shared a working space when I started at the Deseret News in 1971, and I admired her from the start. My admiration for her grew and grew over the years. What a great lady. I'm really saddened by this. -- Joe Bauman

To Marie, Larry, Pee Wee, and all the rest of Max's family - I loved her and will miss her greatly. I enjoyed such wonderful times with her and your wonderful family - hikes, breakfast cookouts, picnics, evening cookouts, happy hours, and other many opportunities to enjoy good food, family and the outdoors. She opened my eyes to so many new things in nature and helped me to slow down and enjoy what I was seeing and smelling on a hike. We spent lots of good times hiking to lakes, walking...

Maxine was an early role model for me. I joined the Deseret News as a cub reporter in 1981 and used to marvel at her talent for taking a jumbled mess of reporter's notes and making a legible story out of them. She truly mastered the now-defunct art of "rewrite." And she was a devoted environmentalist in her quiet way as she so enjoyed birding. Rest in peace, Maxine.