CA: Transition to Retirement


Margery Mayer (Voutsas) in retirement in Carmel Highlands, CA, circa 1977.
Margery Mayer (Voutsas) in retirement in Carmel Highlands, CA, circa 1977.

In retirement Mayer continued teaching voice, as well as singing as a soloist in her church and in the Monterey peninsula music group, Piano Plus. She taught her great-grandsons to find Middle C on the piano when they turned two. She also did couture sewing, gardening and water color, and continued to extend her trademark hospitality to friends new and old.

Her zest for music and dramatic flair were still on view at her surprise 90th birthday party when she reprised her Carmen role by teasing guests with a full and warm rendition of L’amour, L’amour!


In Memoriam 

Margery Mayer Voutsas was survived by her two sons, two granddaughters and six great-grandsons. She was predeceased by her sister and by her three husbands, Dietrich George Berthold, Sigvart J. Steen, and George Voutsas.

Obituaries for Margery Mayer (Steen) (Voutsas)

New York

Margery Mayer Voutsas 
Obituary
1918 - 2014

Posted: May 31 – June 1, 2014, The New York Times

In memoriam: Retired music professor Margery Mayer Steen Posted: May 19, 2014, The Wagnerian

Margery Mayer, 96 Posted: May 20, 2014, The Staten Island Advance

California

Margery Mayer Voutsas
1918 - 2014
 
Posted: June 6 to 8, 2014, Monterey County, The Herald

Chicago

More: Tribute to Home Town Girl of Margery Mayer Voutsas 1918 – 2014
By Joan Giangrasse Kates, Special to The Chicago Tribune

Memorial Service in Carmel, CA

More: Memorial Service Invitation and Bulletin

image sources

  • Mayer Repertoire 8: Photo: Ray Lee Jackson, NBC Studios.