Obituary - Margaret Leibowitz

Wednesday, January 24, 2007
THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Juneau resident Margaret Leibowitz died Jan. 12, 2007, in Juneau. She was 78.

She was born Jan. 9, 1929, in Columbus, Mont.

She and her husband, Sy Leibowitz, moved to Alaska in 1960 to teach in rural schools. They taught in Hollis, Russian Mission and Tok. They moved to Juneau in 1963 when she then accepted a job with the Alaska State Library. She worked for the Alaska State Library from 1963 to 1985 and retired after serving as deputy director for many years.

As deputy director for the state library system, she helped numerous Alaska communities establish local libraries. She was one of the incorporating members of the Alaska Library Association and was active in the Pacific Northwest Library Association. After retiring from civil service, she volunteered for Friends of the Library.

Family members said that she will be missed by friends and colleagues, as well as by family.

She is survived by her husband, of Juneau; daughter, Beth Leibowitz, of Juneau; and members of her Montana family: sister, Martha Ekwortzel, nieces, Jeannette Ostrum and Georgia Marvin, nephew, Richard Michael and their children and grandchildren.

No services are planned at this point.

The family requests that instead of flowers, memorial donations be made to the Juneau Friends of the Library, 292 Marine Way, Juneau, AK, 99801, or the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, 206 N. Franklin St., Juneau, AK, 99801.

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