IN MEMORIAM: Margaret H. Schneider, 73;
Teacher, Curator, Active In Opera Founding
FLY CREEK – Margaret H. Schneider, 73, teacher and museum curator active in the early years of Glimmerglass Opera, passed away surrounded by her family Feb. 4, 2016, at Bassett Hospital following a battle with cancer. She was 73.
Born Nov. 24, 1942, in Salem, Ore., Maggie was the daughter of William and Eileen (White) Gentzkow. Maggie graduated from North Salem (Ore.) High School with honors and from the University of Oregon in 1963 with a B.A. in history and education. Maggie left Oregon in her early 20s to travel through Europe and North Africa. In Florence, Italy, she taught at the American International School, where she lived for five years.
