Margaret Ann Reichenbach

Margaret Ann Reichenbach passed away of natural causes on December 28, 2021 at the age of 82 in her home on St. Simons Island, GA, just two months after her husband of nearly 38 years, Matt Rollberg.

Margaret had a robust and highly successful career in the finance industry beginning in the 1970s. As a woman in a fiercely competitive, male-dominated industry over 50 years ago, the odds were against her, but her perseverance and determination ultimately led to a remarkable and successful career. In 1975, Margaret worked at Wellington Management in Boston, where she participated in the creation of Vanguard Mutual Funds with John C.Bogle. After completing her MBA at Boston University in 1978, Margaret joined L.F. Rothschild in 1979 as an investment banker in Manhattan. In 1986, she was part of the founding group of Southport Partners in Southport, Connecticut.

Margaret was a member of Cedar Point Yacht Club, Westport, CT from 1981-1999. Together with her husband, they raced many seasonal yacht races in Long Island Sound-Larchmont, American, Indian Harbor, and Greenwich-as well as in Block Island race week. Upon retiring from Southport Partners in 1993, Margaret and Matt began a multi-year circumnavigation trip on their boat, Santana, that took them to the far corners of the world. During her travels, she authored a variety of articles on topics ranging from cuisine to distant, remote islands that were published in Cruising World Magazine.

Margaret loved cuisine, entertaining, skiing, travel, boating and art. She loved her family fiercely and was the resident expert on family history and ancestry. Margaret was a dazzling and charismatic storyteller and could often be found regaling stories of her travel adventures, business conquests and family tales while hosting thoughtful, expertly planned, delicious gourmet dinners.

Margaret was born to Florence (Cattafesta) Reichenbach and Theodore Frank Reichenbach in Philadelphia in 1939. Margaret is the oldest of 5 siblings; Theodore Reichenbach of Northfield, NJ,, Florence Issertell of Pittsgrove, NJ, Elizabeth Fritzsche (deceased) of Bernardsville, NJ, Susan Allis Hawkins of Fort Worth, TX; and Ron Reichenbach of Ocean City, NJ. She is survived by three step children, Jim, also named Matthew James, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Kathleen Boldt of Ashland, Massachusetts and Jennifer Robinson Rollberg of Cheshire, Connecticut; seven step grandchildren, and 17 nieces and nephews.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home and Oglethorpe Crematorium in Brunswick, Ga. www.edomillerandsons.com. Margaret’s last sailboat cruise will place her ashes on the Atlantic at St. Simons Island. Those wishing to honor her memory are invited to make a donation to St. Jude.