TODARO, Marjorie

Wickenburg Funeral Home & Crematory, Wickenburg, Arizona Marjorie Lower Todaro December 30, 1924 - August 7, 2014 Marjorie Lower-Todaro, age 89, passed at home in Wickenburg, Arizona on August 7, 2014. Marge was born December 30, 1924 in Auburn, Nebraska to William and Lily Pearl Hutton. She was raised in the San Diego, Ca area where she graduated from San Diego High School. She began working in the banking industry and met Bruce Lower and they were married shortly thereafter making their home in the North County area. She was a mother and worked as a veterinary assistant for years. She was also involved in real estate in her later life. In 1987 her husband of 42 years, Bruce Lower passed away. She met Tom Todaro in 1991 and they moved to Wickenburg, Az. Marge was active in the community of Wickenburg and was instrumental in securing the local dialysis clinic. She and Tom were recognized with a Humanitarian Award in 2005 for their assistance and generosity to others following the flood on the Hassayampa River. She was also a member of the Elks Lodge Ladies Auxiliary. Family was everything to Marge, she was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband Tom Todaro in 2011 and sons Bruce Lower in 2007 and Bill Lower in 2009 as well as brothers Guy and Bill Hutton and sister Betty Shepherd. Marge is survived by daughter Linda (Lee) Peraldo of Wickenburg and grandchildren: Kimberly (Howard) Peraldo-Ream of Las Vegas, NV., Shawna Lower of Boston, MA, William Lower of Alaska, Pearl Lower of Escondido and great-grandchildren: Alissa, Paige, Alexis, Noah and Caelen. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Wickenburg Funeral Home with interment to be held in San Diego at Greenwood Cemetery on Thursday, August 14, 2014.