Frisbie, Margery

Born June 2, 1923. Writer. Margery Frisbie, born Margery Rowbottom, graduated from Mundelein College with her bachelor's degree in 1944. After graduation, Margery married Richard Frisbie and had eight children. Margery, while raising their children, also worked as a columnist for The New World and as a children's book review editor for the National Catholic Reporter. Her interest in writing manifested itself in other ventures as well. She and her husband co-authored two works: The Do-It-Yourself Parent and The Cana Couplet. On her own, Margery wrote several works including histories of St. James Catholic Church, Arlington Heights Library, the First United Methodist Church, a collection of poetry about Arlington Heights, and most prominently, An Alley in Chicago: The Ministry of a Parish Priest, a history of the life and work of Monsignor John J. Egan.