Martha ( Meyer) Weilbacher died on Thursday, January 26, from heart failure. She was born in Kingston, NY, on October 16, 1930, to Howard Arthur Meyer and Mildred (Fergerson) Meyer of Middletown, NY. A 1952 graduate of Wellesley College, she attended Katharine Gibbs and worked at Memorial Sloane Kettering Institute, B. Altman & Co., US World and News Report, McKinsey & Co. , and the Cerro Corporation. Also in Manhattan, she volunteered at the Junior League, the Children’s Aid Society, and St. James Church. For 41 years she was married to William M. Weilbacher, who died on January 31, 2004.

In 1990, they moved to their summer home in Dennis, where she participated in the Wellesley Club of Cape Cod, and the altar guild of St. David’s Church. A keen golfer, she was formerly a member of Eastward Ho! Country Club. She was an outstanding cook and hostess whose dinner parties were handcrafted from beginning to end. She possessed a lightning-quick sense of humor, and was a consummate crossworder, and avid gardener.

She is survived by her daughters, Barbara Weilbacher of Hillsborough, NC, Elizabeth Weilbacher of Gloucester, MA, her sister, Barbara Brackenridge of Bronxville, NY, and four grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, and in tribute to her culinary prowess, memorial donations may be made to The Greater Boston Food Bank, 70 South Bay Avenue, Boston, MA 02118. Memorial gathering on June 13; further inquiry to mmweilbacher@comcast.net
 

No Guest Book Entries