Marjorie M. Roethemeyer of Colorado Springs, CO, formerly of North Platte, departed this life on December 6, 2017 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs with her family by her side.
Marjorie Mae (Marge) Godeker was born on January 1, 1928 to John Godeker and Dorothy Mae (Nee) Sheldon in Sutherland, Nebraska at the home of Jacob and Mary Cotten. She grew up and graduated with the class of 1945 in Sutherland. She was briefly married to which two children were born. On August 16, 1958 she wed Vernon G. Roethemeyer and they resided together in North Platte until his death. She recently relocated to Colorado Springs, CO to be closer to her daughter. She loved to needlepoint and crochet and made many gifts for her children and grandchildren, and was known for her sewing of the beautiful can-can costumes she lovingly created for the Nebraskaland Days Frontier Revue. Marge was an avid photographer. She was active in the American Legion Auxiliary of which she was a permanent member and the Federated Garden Clubs of Nebraska of which she was a life member.
She was predeceased by her husband, Vernon, her mother and father and brother John. She is survived by her brother James Godeker of Grand Island and sister Peggy Land of North Platte, two sons and two daughters: the Rev. Professor Robert V. Roethemeyer (Kay) of Fort Wayne, IN; Rev. Herbert Burch (Markie) of Belmopan, Belize; Vernita M. Hare (Ron) of Colorado Springs, CO and Ronda M. Gale (Ed) of Billings, MT. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, three great-great- grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews including her beloved niece Vicky Loving of North Platte.
Services will be held at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Jon Dickmander presiding, with interment to follow at North Platte Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 12, with family receiving friends from 5-8 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, Marge requests donations be made to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1400 E D Street, North Platte, NE; Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660 Mason Ridge Center Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141-8557; or Lutheran Bible Translators, 205 South Main Street, Concordia, MO 64020.