Marion Jurgens

Marion Elizabeth Jurgens was born June 7, 1916 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Herman Lewis Kruse and Clara (Huebner) Kruse. She was baptized at the First Lutheran Church in Papillion, Nebraska by Rev. A.W. Siebert on August 20, 1916, and was confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs on Palm Sunday April 13, 1930 by Rev. Martin Mueller. She attained perfect attendance for eight years at Goheen country school, and graduated from Glenwood High School in 1933.
On February 14, 1934, she was united in marriage to Harvey Samuel Jurgens at the country home of her parents. Their marriage was blessed with three children, LaMona Kay, Gene Harvey, and Carol Sue. The couple farmed in Ingraham and Center Townships for 33 years.
Marion was a long time member of St. John Lutheran Church in Mineola. She taught Sunday School for many years and served as President of the St. John American Lutheran Church Women in 1963. She was a past member of the Advisory Council for the Malvern Community Schools.
In 1966, Marion began work at the Glenwood State Hospital School and later that year she and Harvey moved to their home in Glenwood. They had been married 46 years when Harvey died on April 10, 1980. In 1984, Marion retired from the Glenwood Resource Center, having worked as the Assistant Director of the Foster Grandparent Program for many years. She carried on her hobbies of gardening, sewing, crocheting, and playing bridge and pinochle. Marion was active in sports, including softball and bowling, and was inducted into the Glenwood Women's Bowling Association Hall of Fame in 1995.
In October 2002, Marion moved from her Glenwood home to the Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where she died on March 30, 2007 at the age of 90 years, 9 months, and 25 days.
Marion was preceded in death by her parents Herman and Clara Kruse; husband Harvey Jurgens; sisters Beatrice Huffman and husband Kenneth, Helen Pitzer and husband Franklin, Mae Schoening and husband Harvey, and Dorothy Bishop and husband Fred; brothers Otto Kruse who died in infancy, Clyde Kruse and wife Geraldine and LeRoy Kruse and wife Lorraine.
She is survived by her children La Mona Jurgens of Glenwood, Gene Jurgens and wife Cheryl of Collins, IA, and Carol Patterson and husband Larry of Glenwood; by three grandchildren, Jim Patterson of Los Angeles, California; Sam Jurgens and wife Shelley of Collins, IA; and Jeff Patterson of Council Bluffs; three great-grandchildren, Payge Jurgens, Hanah Jurgens and Davyn Jurgens; many nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.

Memorials suggested to: St. John Lutheran Church and Odyssey Hospice