Marjorie Henrietta (Striley) JURGENS

JURGENS, STRILEY, CLAYTON, FARR, SWENSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/5/2011 at 11:54:26

October 25, 1916 --- October 24, 2011

PAYNESVILLE, Minn. - Marjorie H. Jurgens, 94 of Paynesville died on Monday, October 24, 2011, at her home. A visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. on Friday Oct. 28, at Johnson Funeral Home in Paynesville.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wesley. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Algona.

Marjorie Henrietta Jurgens died peacefully Oct. 24, 2011, at her home in Paynesville, Minn., surrounded by her family. She was born Oct. 25, 1916, daughter of Samuel and Myrtle (Clayton Farr) Striley in Titonka. She was married to Floyd Jurgens in 1937. They made their home in rural Kanawha, Iowa, farming until moving to a rural Willmar, Minn., farm in 1946. She worked the night shift at the Willmar State Hospital for several years as an aide where she developed several lifelong friendships. In 1966 she graduated from the St. Cloud Teacher's College. She taught first grade in Grove City, Minn., for a few years before traveling to Quito, Ecuador, where she taught English at the Cotopaxi Academy. During her time there she also assisted Father John Halligan with his mission at the Working Boy's Center. She loved the Ecuadorian people and their culture. This was the highlight of her life.She traveled this portion of the world extensively, collecting many artifacts and fostering many friendships. In 1970 she began teaching first and second grades at Cosmos, Minn., until her retirement. She was a favorite teacher to many. She maintained her home on Green Lake in Spicer, Minn., for many years where many special summers were spent with family. She moved with her daughter to Paynesville, Minn., in 1999. Marjorie wrote extensively to her friends about all the details of her life and cherished the letters she would receive in return. Marjorie enjoyed quilting, needlework, playing games with family and friends, especially cribbage, working in the garden, taking pictures and videos, spending time with her grandchildren and caring for several pet cats in her home.

Marjorie is survived by her two children, Mary Jane Swenson of Paynesville, Minn., and Samuel (Renee) Jurgens of Sartell, Minn.; her six grandchildren, Clayton, Patty, Kristine, Jeremy, Clyde and Debbie; 11 great-grandchildren; and many dear friends. Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved grandson, Richard Jurgens, in 2000.

Mason City Globe Gazette - Iowa
November 3, 2011