Dr. Marga Meier

Marga Meier was born in 1922 in the small resort town of Bad Kissingen, Germany. Her mother was a housewife, and her father was a banker. As a child, she attended school as the only girl in her class. She later moved to Wurzburg, Germany. While there, she attended high school where, again she was the only girl in her class until Adolf Hitler dissolved all the parochial schools.

She obtained her Ph.D. in History at the early age of 22 with majors in English and French. Two years later, Marga was working with the railroad as an interpreter when she was encouraged to contact Colonel Mayes who was the Marshall for the famous Nuremberg trials. Her life would be forever changed after she was contracted to be an interpreter for two of the largest trials involving Justice and Ministries. Marga said it was the most rewarding, but also the most demanding job she had ever had. She felt that with all the international interpreters, things were pleasant and friendly, but outside of the courts, tensions were very high in Germany right after the war. She later moved to the U.S., where she taught German at the University of Indianapolis for 32 years.

A memorial gathering for Marga will be held Saturday, December 21, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM at Crown Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery, 700 W. 38th St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46208, followed by a Celebration of Life at 1:30 PM.