Marjorie “Margie” L. Junge
Passed away on March 14, 2021 at age 89 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Margie was born in 1931 in Abilene, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents Auben and Anna Abbott. Margie is survived by her husband of 68 years, Denis Junge; son, David Junge; daughter-in-law, Gina; granddaughters Lisa and Laurie, sister-in-law, Dee Russell; and sister Sue Cartlidge.
Margie and her family moved from Abilene to Los Alamos in 1946. She was a graduate of Los Alamos High School, Class of 1950. She married Denis Junge in 1953 at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Alameda, California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Mary Hardin Baylor College at Belton, Texas in 1955 and taught junior high school English in Albuquerque in the late 1950s. In the late 1970s and 1980s Margie owned the BC Paperback Book Exchange in Santa Fe. After she closed the book store, she enjoyed painting, gardening, cooking and photography as hobbies.
The family wishes to thank Mi Casa Bonita assisted living facility, Victoria Carrillo and all the care givers there; and Beehive Homes of Santa Fe. Donations in Margie’s memory may be given to Ambercare Hospice Center in Santa Fe and Beehive Homes in Santa Fe.
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