Mary Lou Zugg Obituary (1929 - 2024)

MaryLou Zugg, age 95 of Tucson, Arizona, passed away in March of 2024. She is survived by her daughter, Patti (Dave) Sabo of Albuquerque, New Mexico; and her son, Ronnie (Trish) Zugg of Palmer, Alaska; and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard. MaryLou was born and raised in New Mexico to a family of ranchers. She met her late husband in New Mexico, and their union resulted in 50+ years of adventures, travels, many miles of RVing, and great family time. MaryLou loved to read and could hang with the best of them when it came to history, geography, antique glass collections, bird watching, card playing and advanced cryptograms. MaryLou was small but incredibly mighty. Whether you knew her well or just met her, you loved and respected her. She was generous, kind, and full of wit and grit and was the favorite Auntie to so many. She was the oldest and only sister to 4 brothers; they so respected and loved their favorite “Sis”! Never afraid to work hard, she and her family spent a year dairy farming in Alaska before experiencing the great Earthquake of 64' and promptly returning to New Mexico. MaryLou knew her way around animals, she saddled up on the family ranches as young as 7 years old and she took impeccable care of her herds of sheep, lamb, and her fine horses. After years of hard work, MaryLou and her husband retired to the desert she dearly loved at the base of the Catalina Mountains in Tucson, Arizona. They enjoyed RVing thousands of miles across the country, even to Alaska, Canada & Mexico. In lieu of funeral services, and to honor MaryLou’s character, enjoy a good memory or laugh of your time spent with MaryLou and her family, or take a hike and spot that rare bird she was so talented at finding.