Marjorie A. Halverson Taylor, 93, of North Platte passed away February 14, 2018 with family by her side. She was born on a farm near Cedar Rapids, Nebraska on April 1, 1924 to Harrison and Mable Hartford. When she was seven years old, the family moved to a farm near Primrose, Nebraska, where she went to a country school and then graduated from Primrose High School in 1941 with 15 kids in her graduating class. After graduating from Primrose High School, she moved to North Platte and started working for Union Pacific Railroad at the round house as a laborer from 1942 – 1947. She was one of the very first female employees to work in a steam locomotive shop in the country. On February 10, 1947, she married Richard Halverson, this union was blessed with six children. In 1963, Marjorie started working for Linden Manor Nursing Home, she worked there for 26 years until 1989. Marjorie’s immediate and extended family is what she loved most. Marjorie was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of North Platte where all of their children attended Sunday school, Catechism and became members of the church. She was involved with Buffalo elementary PTA along with always being a room mother. Along with working, Marjorie stayed busy with all the sports and various activities the children were involved in. Marjorie’s real love and passion was sewing, specifically making quilts and baby blankets. She has made well over two hundred and would make either one for anyone who would ask her. She loved being with family along with going with any family member to any family function such as picnics and reunions. Besides making her quilts and baby blankets, Marjorie will best be remembered for being a kind person, who would do anything to help someone who needed it. Richard passed away in 1987. Marjorie married Wayne Taylor in 1989, they enjoyed each other and went dancing 4 -5 times a week. Marjorie loved to dance. Wayne passed away in 2005.
Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard; husband, Wayne; a son, Douglas Halverson; brothers, William Hartford and Robert Hartford; sisters, Mildred Douty, Irene Loeffler, Dorothy Ostendorf and Darlene Schick.
Marjorie is survived by four sons, William (Peggy) Halverson of North Platte, Robert (Barbara) Halverson of North Platte, Michael (Diana) Halverson of North Platte and Rodney Halverson of Blue Hill, Nebraska; daughter Pamela (Tim) Feeney of North Platte; thirteen grandchildren; twenty nine great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; brother, Thomas (Donna) of Kearney; brother-in- law, Henry Schick; sister-in-law, Ruth Hartford; along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 17, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Steve Berke officiating. Burial will be atthe North Platte Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, February 16, at Carpenter Memorial Chapel which is in care of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be shared at carpentermemorial.com.