I love you Grams, I always have, and always will. Your soul was sweet and kind and to fully define you by words would be unjust. It is what I felt when I would visit you; I knew I was in the presence of someone truly magnanimous. You were essentially the matriarch of our family. As I entered the room to be present at your memorial, it was sobering to realize that this was real. I missed you terribly in life, and I wish I would have seen you more. You may never know the impression that you made on me as a girl, and as a woman. I am so blessed to have had a grandmother like you. You could have been anybody's, but you were mine. I will forever be grateful for you and the time you graced this family with your beautiful self. I will be thinking of you this upcoming holiday season. I love you grams.

I knew Marge for 35 years. The years will never be forgotten.  She was my mother-in-law, but in her heart, she was everyone's mom. She was a good, fine lady. The hardest thing is reading the cards and letters from other friends and family.  I got to do a lot with Marge: family time and work time. I remember the time we were doing repairs and we told mom that there was other damage. There really wasn't, but we just wanted to make her mad. And we did! As a single mom, she did a very good job of raising her kids and taking care of the things around her. We all love and miss her very much.

I am mom's oldest daughter. I have lived with mom for 24 years, mostly at Orangewood Village.  We've been most happy where mom plays cards, goes line dancing, being a member of Red Hats and writing for the church bulletin. My best memory of my mom has been of her supporting her family, and all who needed nice and kind words to help with their problems. One problem she helped me with was after I recovered from a car accident.  I wanted to go to Wyoming to attend the wedding of my best friend's daughter.  Mom got to work and she and my little sister, Terri drove me to Riverton, WY.  She was 70 years old at the time.  It was one of the great times with my mom. We had a great life together. I love you and I will miss your forever.

Marge was our wonderful next door neighbor on w. pierson st for 6 years in the 80"s. I remember her mowing the yard and then we would sit and talk with another wonderful neighbor, alice lachance. RIP Marge. My condolences to her family.
~ 
Bob Ortiz,
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I worked with Marge at Bank One back in 1997.  That was the year I retired and left.  Marge came to lunch with me and two others co-worrkers the following year.  She was a joy to have at the office, talked about her family often.
I saw her obituary in the paper today, Tuesday.

I am praying for her family and friends.  She will be missed.

Sincerely,  Maria Logan

My grandma was one of the bravest person I've ever seen.She was the best grandma I've ever had. Our family will never ever forget her. She will always be in our hearts no matter what happens.

My most sincere sympathies are with your family.  You will be greatly missed by all whose heart you touched, which was everyone who knew you.  Always having a giggle, at least a smile.  Your responsibilities were many, and well matched by your strength.
My very dear lady, you are well loved, and now have eternal peace without pain.

My mom was one of those rare people who put others before herself. She could also find the humor in just about any situation. She was the bravest person I ever met. The last years of her life were spent in agonizing pain but she would not show it.  She always had a smile, not wanting to worry her family.  The 17 days that she lived with my family and I will be treasured. In her younger days, she loved to dance. Later in life that became impossible but she still loved to watch dancing competitions, ice skating on TV. We had a dance of sorts that we did.  I would bend to help her up, she would put her arms around my neck and slowly stand.  Then we would pivot several steps (she always lead), and take a few steps back before gently placing her on a chair or bed, etc. Sometimes, she would stop and hug me for a while or rub my back (she was afraid she would hurt me). That was our "dance" which we did several times a day. Our last dance was when I put her to bed for what unknowingly was to become the last time. I hugged her, said "love you" and gave her a kiss. I looked back and she was watching me.  She smiled and wiggled her fingers at me. That's the image that will be forever in my mind. I will always be thankful to be my mom's last dance partner in this life and I have no doubt that she is dancing in Heaven (and with a full dance card). She leaves a void that no one can fill. She was the centerpiece of our family. Thank you, mom for allowing me to care for you even for a short time. I'll see you at Supper.

I don't know where to start with my Grandma. There isn't one bad thing that comes to mind about her. She was the best Grandma I could ever have. She was always loving, generous, laughing, joking, carefree, and she had a heart of gold. She was the most selfless person I've ever met. All my memories as a kid always has her in them. We always went to Grams and spent the night at her house. I loved watching her put her makeup on when I was little, so she gave me my own makeup bag and area on her vanity. I also loved staying up with her and my Aunts and we would watch tv, usually a western or Star Trek and we'd eat popcorn or ice cream. I wish I told her that I loved those times. Hopefully she knew. Camping, playing card games, going to Grams for the Holidays, I will always miss. I feel sad and empty inside, but I also feel blessed to have had 29 years with her. I will always be thankful for that. I love you Grandma and I always will.

Sending thoughts and prayers to the family. May God give you peace and comfort during this difficult time and may you always keep her alive in your hearts through your wonderful memories.

My mom, my friend, my role model, my hero and the bravest person I ever knew. She was the very definition of self-sacrificing. And she loved to dance. Later in life that become impossible to do with the grace she once had. But we had our own kind of dance. I helped her up to standing, we pivoted several steps, then took a few steps back.  Sometimes she would just stop there to hug me or rub my back before I gently lowered her into a chair or her bed, etc (she was so worried that she might hurt me).  We did that "dance" many times a day. Thank you, mom for allowing me to be your last dance partner in this life. She is now in Heaven where she moves with all the grace she once had and more, and I'm certain her dance card is full. I'll see you at Supper.  
Love, Kathe Goodwin Yates

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Marjorie Ann Goodwin

August 15, 1930 – August 28, 2014

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