Margery Meldman

Meldman, Margery Scholl Age 75, of Peoria, Arizona passed away on June 14, 2011. She was born on May 8, 1936, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and met her husband of 56 years, Burt Meldman, in high school there. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, by her three children Sharon Meldman Hall (Richard), Michael Meldman, Debbie Meldman Dixon (Russell), by her six grandchildren, Daniel Hall, Andrew Hall, Hunter Meldman, Will Meldman, Katelyn Dixon and Kelsey Dixon, and by 3 great-grandchildren Evelyn, Emelia and Olivia Hall. She is also survived by sisters Marilyn Scholl Zimel Anderson (Steve), and Cathy Scholl Taubman (Richard). Margie attended both the University of Wisconsin and the Arizona State University. She was active in the both the Wisconsin and Milwaukee County Republican Parties in the 1960s and 1970s, worked with The National Council of State Legislative Leaders, and was appointed by the Governor of Wisconsin to an advisory committee for the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents before moving to Phoenix in 1971. She was a book reviewer, an award-winning travel writer for Phoenix Home Garden Magazine and wrote widely about Mexican travel and culture. She loved good food and world travel. Private memorial services will be held for Margery. Contributions in Margie's name may be made to the American Heart Assoc.