Marjorie Felton, age 79, of Storm Lake, Iowa,  was ushered to her Lord Tuesday, August 22, 2006 by the angels and saints she knew so well.   She died while a patient at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake.

Funeral Mass for Mrs. Felton will be celebrated Friday, August 25, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Early, with Reverend Bruce Lawler officiating.  Burial will be in St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Storm Lake.  The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.

Friends may call on Thursday, August 24, 2006, anytime from 3:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, where family will be present from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  A Legion of Mary Rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. and a Parish Vigil Service will be held at 8:00 p.m., both at the funeral home that same day.

Marjorie Ann Kibbie was born on December 27, 1926 to Joseph and Gertrude (McGarvey) Kibbie.  Her children remember their mother coming hurriedly into the world.  At scarcely over two pounds at birth, she was a tiny fighter who survived the earliest days of her life nestled in a shoebox in an oven that kept her warm during the coldest days of the Iowa winter.

Marjorie was baptized in 1927 and later confirmed in 1936 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ayrshire, Iowa.  She was an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake, Iowa.  She attended grade school at Sacred Heart Parochial School in Ayrshire, Iowa. During her high school years, she also attended St. Andrews Academy in Carroll. In 1946, Marjorie graduated from Silver Lake Consolidated High School near Ayrshire.  She was known as a “spirited” young lady, which at times prompted special measures during her education. 

On February 9, 1948, Marjorie was united in marriage to Richard M. Felton.  This union was blessed with six children: Theodore, Jane, Richard, David, James and Todd.

Admired by many for her energy and optimism, she in turn adored the Lord, was sustained by her faith and relished the rich blessings that nourished her.  She had long enjoyed a direct line to God, and the power of her prayers earned her the nickname “Marge the Mountain Mover,” which family and friends had shorted to “The 3M Company.”  Her friends at Otsego Place, her last place of residence, took to calling her “Sunshine” for the light and warmth she radiated and shared.

Office manager “and mother” at several places of employment in Storm Lake, including Skelly Gas, Roy Moore Automotive, Gooch Feed Mill and Furst McNess, Marjories’ greatest joy was her family.  She lived her life looking for the positives and finding joy in the blessings she was given.  Her family will always remember her as a loving and devoted mother, and regret that the rest of the world didn’t have the chance to savor her legendary potato salad, rhubarb crisp, and brownies.

Preceding Marjorie in death were her parents; her husband, Richard; and three sisters: Mary Maxine, Alice Mae and Marguerite.

Among those left to cherish her memory as the tiny, mighty fighter she was since birth are her six children: Dr. Theodore Felton and his wife, Diane, of Kingsland, Texas; Jane Luedtke and her husband, Glen, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Richard Felton of Sacramento, California; David Felton of Phoenix, Arizona; James Felton and his wife Janet of Frisco, Colorado; and Todd Felton and his wife, Jennifer, of Storm Lake, Iowa;  nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, many extended family members and a host of friends.