Funeral services will be July 2, at 10:30 a.m., at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Laurel, with the Rev. Jeffery Warner officiating.

Burial will be at the Laurel Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Elizabeth Mackey Trainor, Eric Jones, Chris Steffen, Gregory Knudsen, Jeffrey Knudsen and Mitchell Knudsen.

Honorary pallbearers will be Marjorie’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be Thursday morning at the church from 9:30 until service time. Arrangements are under the direction of Wintz Funeral Home, Marjorie Mackey

Laurel.

Marjorie Ann was born Feb. 13, 1933, in Scribner, to Walter Eric and Nellie Frances (Steinberg) Wegner. She lived on a farm near Scribner, attended District 50 School in Dodge County, then graduated from Scribner High School. Marjorie continued her education at Wayne State College. Upon graduation, she worked as an elementary school teacher.

Marjorie was baptized April 11, 1954, and confirmed May 16, 1954, at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dodge. She was married to Jerome C. Mackey June 7, 1954, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Muskegon, Mich. They lived in Whitehall, Mich., and Ft. Riley, Kan., after their marriage until moving to a farm north of Dixon, in 1955. In 1981, Marjorie began her employment at Hillcrest Care Center, Laurel, where she worked as a medication aide and in social services. She moved to Laurel in 1984, and retired from Hillcrest in 2007, at the age of 74.

Marjorie was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and the LWML, past president of Laurel PTA and past secretary of the Laurel Chamber Community Club. She loved her flowers and gardening, followed Husker football and her children’s and grandchildren’s activities, was an avid reader and enjoyed the challenge of a difficult crossword puzzle.

During her retirement, Marjorie kept her hands busy in service to others by making quilt tops that provided warmth and comfort to those in need. In May 1992, Marjorie was awarded the Good Neighbor Citation by the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben and the World-Herald for unselfish and charitable deeds beyond the field of personal gain or welfare, thus exemplifying the good neighbor spirit of the Midwest.

Marjorie is survived by her five children, Larry Mackey, Lincoln; Denise (Keith) DeJong, Yankton, S.D.; Marilyn (Marvin) Steffen, Yankton, S.D.; Karen (Keith) Knudsen, Laurel; Colleen (Mike) Erb, Cumberland, Wis.; grandchildren, Elizabeth Mackey Trainor, Lincoln; Jaime Jones, Lawrence, Kan.; Eric (Rachel) Jones, Yankton, S.D.; Jennifer Waters, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Amy (Ryan) Lange, Willmar, Minn.; Christopher (Christin) DeJong, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Chris (Abby) Steffen, Woodland Hills, Calif.; Brian (Yvonne) Steffen, Torrance, Calif.; Erin (Roy) Brown of Seattle, Wash.; Gregory (Sarah) Knudsen, Lincoln; Jeffrey Knudsen, Rapid City, S.D.; Mitchell (Brittany) Knudsen, Wayne; Aidan (Kenna) Warner, McCarthy, Alaska; Myles (Tiffany) Erb, Mandan, N.D.; Connor (Dani) Erb, Cumberland, Wis.; 32 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Nellie Wegner; brothers, Walter W. Wegner and Alvin D. Wegner; brothers and sistersin- law, Harold D. (Berdina) Wegner, Lyle L. (Cheryl) Wegner; and sister and brother-in-law, Bernice (Neil) Grimm.

Memorials may be designated to the Immanuel Lutheran Church LWML, Laurel.