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Marjorie Christensen James

Portland, Oregon

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Marjorie Christensen JamesMarch 29, 1920 - Dec. 2, 2020 Marjorie Christensen James died peacefully Dec. 2, 2020 at the age of 100. Marge was born March 29, 1920 near Amity, Ore., and grew up on beautiful Broadmead Farm in the Willamette Valley with two sisters, two brothers, her industrious...

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As a kid sister, I had two older sisters to look up to--and Marjorie was one of them. What lucK!! They were both great, but it is Marjorie I celebrate here--she was a giving person, and very good model. Both my husband Merrill and I shared our regard for her, and we will miss her so very much. We still have her family with whom to share good memories . We appreciate all the help they were able to give her in these last difficult times even after the pandemic kept them distanced. She will...

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When Aunt Marge drove cross country with three children, my parents exclaimed how brave she was. She, as all the Christensen sisters and their mother before them, inspired strength, endurance, plain hard work and no nonsense. She is missed.

I will always remember sitting with Sharon sorting through photos to celebrate Marge's 80th birthday back in March of 2000. I never doubted she would become a centenarian. I will remember her as a strong woman of intellect and curiosity - and a gentle matriarch. My condolences to the family.

Marge was a great mom, grandmother and mother in law, and we’ll miss her dearly. This is the full-width picture of her on her 100th birthday in March—we had planned a big party until the Covid lock-down made that impossible.