Margaret A. Maynard

Atalissa, Iowa and died May 26 at Mantey Heights Rehabilitation and Care Center. She

graduated high school in Iowa and received a degree in Dietetics and Institutional Food

Management from Iowa State University class of 1934, Ames, Iowa. She received a dietetic

internship at Massachusetts General Hospital Boston and later was employed there.

Margaret married Thomas Maynard in 1935. He died in 1977. She is survived by her three

children Richard (Jan) Maynard of Grand Junction, Mari Carroll of Westport, CT and Martiey

Miller of Minneapolis, MN. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Megan (Steve) Watson

Trumbull, CT., Brooke (Chris) Lovas, Norwalk, CT., Michelle Ross (Matt) Portland, OR., Krista

(Pete) Benedetti Cherry Hills Village, CO., Erin (Gary) Sakryd, Parker, CO., Becca (Drew)

Damiano, Cherry Hills Village, CO., and ten great grandchildren, Devon and Graeme Watson;

Evelyn and Ben Lovas; Blake and Brett Benedetti; Hailey and Hanna Sakryd; Emerson and

Sutton Damiano.

Before moving to Grand Junction in 1977, the Maynard's lived in New York City,

Birmingham, AL., Chicago and Cambridge, IL., Rocky River, OH. and Minneapolis, MN. While

living in Cambridge, she spent two years as a teacher at the last one room school in the state of

Illinois teaching 12 children in grades one through eight.

Margaret served as a clinical dietician for several large hospitals and worked locally as a

dietician for the Senior Nutrition Program (Grey Gourmet).

She was a member of the 1st Congregational Church having served two terms as moderator.

She was a member of the American and Western Colorado Dietetic Associations.

Cremation has taken place. Margaret and Tom will be buried in West Liberty, Iowa. A

memorial service will be held this summer. In lieu of flowers Margaret wished memorials be

made to the First Congregational Church Grand Junction.

The Maynard family would like to thank the TCU staff at Mantey Heights for the kindness

and tender care they provided Margaret over the past two and a half years.