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Marjorie
Olsen
Oct 30, 1938 — Dec 18, 2022
Silverton
Marjorie Ann Olsen of Silverton, Passed away at home on the evening of December 18, 2022.
She was born to Chester and Lillian on October 30, 1938 in Moose Lake , MN. Her family moved to Silverton in 1950 when she was just 11 years old.
Margie graduated from Silverton Union Highschool in the spring of 1955. She married Roderick L. Olsen the following fall on November 27, 1955.
Rod and Margie had three children. They moved from town to the family in the summer of 1966.
In 1969 when their youngest son started school, Margie began her career as Deputy Clerk at Butte Creek Elementary for the '69-70 school year.
She also enjoyed many creative activities during these years, such as ceramics, oil painting, decoupage and stained glass art.
Rod and Margie divorced in 1975 and she purchased her home in town. In 1979 she became "Nana" with the birth of her 1 st grandchild and 2 nd grandchild in 1981.
In 1994 Margie transferred from Butte Creek Elementary School to the District office in Silverton. She retired in 1997.
Margie maintained many close relationships with her with her co-workers, including "The Butte Creek 8" She enjoyed a very full life of travel, volunteering, gardening, church, reading, classes such as calligraphy and even bartending, her daily crossword puzzles, and of course spending time with her family and friends.
She was very close to her sisters and loved being "Nana" to her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Marjorie is survived by her children: John Roderick Olsen, Robin Kay Gallagher and her husband, William, Darren Ron Olsen and his wife Catherine.
grand children: Heather Rose Tate and Amy Nicole Crain, great- grandchildren Oliver Bear Crain and James Fox Crain.
siblings; Lois Mickelson, Naomi Saari, Clara Walker, Shirley and George Smith and Joan Kelly. Many nieces and nephews. Proceeded in death by her brothers Donald and Dennis McEwen.
Services will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church 303 N. Church ST. Silverton, OR. Saturday, February 11 th , 2023, at 11:00am. Arrangements made by Unger Funeral Chapel-Silverton.
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