Marjorie A. Jorgensen
February 28, 1929 - March 24, 2016
Marjorie A. Jorgensen, age 87, of Fremont;
died early Thursday morning (March 24, 2016) in Nye Legacy, Fremont.
She was born February 28, 1929 in Boelus, Nebraska to Lawrence and Edna (Lang) Ibsen. She moved with her family in 1940 to the Ames area, and graduated from high school in Hooper in 1947.
On October 16, 1948, Marjorie was married to Norman Jorgensen in the Bluffs Trinity Lutheran Church (northwest of Fremont). The couple farmed northwest of Fremont for many years, and later operated a Merry Maids cleaning service until 1993 when they retired.
She was a member of Bluffs Trinity Lutheran Church where she had been very active. She had been President and educational leader of the ELCA, active in choir, Sunday School teacher, the Stephens Ministry, and served as the Lutheran Brotherhood Branch Communicator. And she was a member of the Sugar & Spice Extension Club.
She was preceded in death by her husband Norman in October of 2010, a daughter Kathy, a granddaughter Katy Cramer, and brothers-in-law Paul Larsen and Junior Gregerson
Survivors: 3 daughters Lanette and husband Dennis Cramer of Richland, Missouri
Vickie and husband Glen Ruether of Hooper
Rita and husband Ted Pratt of Fremont
2 sons Keith and wife Rita Jorgensen of Grand Island
Kent Jorgensen of Casper, Wyoming
12 grandchildren Jim (Cindy) Cramer and Dan (Tammy) Cramer of Lake Ozark, MO,
Jennifer (Jerry) Layton and Kari (Brett) Harris of Hooper, Brent Ruether of Gretna,
Kyle (Kristin) Pratt of Omaha, Cathy Schwaar of Fremont, Kellen (Ashley) Jorgensen of Newcastle, OK
Tyler (Katrina) Jorgensen and Allison Jorgensen of Omaha, Kaleb Jorgensen and
Kialynne Jorgensen of Fremont.
11 great grandchildren Kayla Cramer, Katelynn Cramer, and Kyndall Cramer of Lake Ozark, Austin Hansen,
Abbie Hansen, Seth Hansen of Omaha, Isaac Harris of Hooper, Justin Kyser of Lincoln,
Kolt and Kora Jorgensen of Newcastle, Ethan Pratt of Omaha.
2 sisters Doris Gregerson of Fremont and Lois (Tom) Macfarland of Arizona
brother David (Deb) Ibsen of Fremont
sister-in-law Beulah Larsen of Fremont
The memorial service will be 10:30 AM Saturday (March 26th) in the Bluffs Trinity Lutheran Church (northwest of Fremont) with Pastor Sean Tyler. Burial will be in the Bluffs Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family for distribution. The family will receive friends Friday (today) at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont from 5pm to 8pm.
online guestbook @ www.ludvigsenmortuary.com
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