May 7, 2024
Kienzle, Margaret C.
Margaret Clare Kienzle, born on 1 February 1957 in Red Bank, NJ, passed away unexpectedly in her Boston apartment on 3 May 2024. Margaret moved with her family to Bowie, MD in 1962 and lived there until 1966, when her family moved to Brazos Heights in the Panama Canal Zone. She graduated from Cristobal High School in 1975. Voted ‘Most Intellectual” in her class, she was a National Merit Scholar Finalist. Margaret entered Boston College in the Honors Program in September 1975. She returned to the Canal Zone in 1978 to work in the Port Captain’s Office of the Panama Canal Company. In 1979 Margaret moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked for the American Psychological Association and then the World Bank. After living in Vermont for several years, she recently came back to Boston, Massachusetts. Margaret loved cats, reading, and music. Her beloved Tess, a tabby, lived with her for 21 years. Margaret won “Most Books Read” awards at her local libraries from the Canal Zone to Vermont. Endowed with musical talent, she played piano and loved singing, from choral music to singing along with Bob Dylan. Margaret was very proud of the work she did for LEAH (League for Educational Awareness of the Holocaust), editing proceedings and researching the emigration of European Jews to Panama from the Alhambra Decree (1492) onward.,
Funeral arrangements are not complete at this time.
Donations may be made in Margaret’s memory to The Women’s Lunch Place,67 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116. Please see https://womenslunchplace.org/donate to donate online, or send a check to Women’s Lunch Place, P.O. Box 170900, Boston, MA 02117.
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Margaret was a friend from the Brazos Brooks days in the old Canal Zone. The friendship continued virtually via shares on items of mutual interest. She was a kind sould and we will miss her here. RIP
Dear Margaret, I have been trying to contact you for the past couple of weeks. I am so stunned to learn that you passed unexpectedly. I worried about you being alone in Boston, but knew you looked forward to having lunch with Edward. I will cherish the memories we made during my visit to Vermont. I am truly heartbroken. Will miss you so much. Love to you!
I am so saddened to hear the news of Margaret’s passing. She was a friend from the Canal Zone and I mostly knew her from our time at Cristobal High School in Coco Solo. She was smart and witty; definitely one of the cool kids. I know she retained those authentic traits throughout her life, which ended far too soon. We stayed in touch virtually and while I know she struggled at times, she always seemed strong. So sorry you’re gone Margaret.