Marjorie "Marge" Gunderson
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Steven Douglas Gunderson
Burial Details
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6 A Death Notice - September 15, 2015
Marjorie “Marge” Gunderson, 74, Grand Junction, died Sept.
10, 2015, at her home.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Callahan-Edfast
Mortuary, Services will be at noon Wednesday at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2235 Kingston Road. Interment will
follow at New Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Gunderson was a legal secretary.
Survivors include her husband, Steven Douglas; one stepson,
Christopher Douglas of Rockwell, Texas; two daughters, Wendy
Lori Newsom of Grand Junction and Trina Lynn Vickers of Pleasant
Grove, Utah; two stepdaughters, Sherry Leigh Armijo and Alysia
Ann Johnson, both of Pasco, Washington; one sister, GenNeil
Gardemann of St. George, Utah; and nine grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to Colorado DiscoverAbility, 740 Gunnison
Ave., Grand Junction 81501.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Death Notice - September 13, 2015
Marjorie “Marge” Gunderson, 74, Grand Junction, died
Sept. 10, 2015, at her home.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Callahan-Edfast
Mortuary, Services will be at noon Wednesday at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2235 Kingdom Road. Interment will
follow at New Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Gunderson was a legal secretary.
She is survived by her husband, Steven Douglas, one stepson,
Christopher Douglas of Rockwell, Texas; two daughters, Wendy
Lori Newsom of Grand Junction and Trina Lynn Vickers of Pleasant
Grove, Utah; two stepdaughters, Sherry Leigh Armijo and Alysia
Ann Johnson, both of Pasco, Washington; one sister, GenNeil
Gardemann of St. George, Utah; and nine grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to Colorado DiscoverAbility, 740 Gunnison
Ave., Grand Junction 81501.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6 A Obituary - September 15, 2015
Marjorie Gunderson, 74,
passed away peacefully on
Thursday September 10,
2015, in Grand Junction,
Colorado.
Marge was born on May 21,
1941, in Lewiston, Utah to
Vivian Gamble and Elizabeth
Weaver. Her childhood was
the foundation of her love of the outdoors and zest for life. Her
dad would often take her fishing when he traveled in his work.
Marge rode her horse everyday over a ten year period ending
with her going to LDS Business College in Salt Lake City,
Utah. After graduation she began her legal secretary career
which lasted until she retired at the age of 62.
Marge taught herself to ski, did some ski racing, and then
spent three years in Aspen, Colorado where she fell in love with
motorcycles. She moved to Redondo Beach, California;
Pocatello, Idaho and then to Boise, Idaho where she raised her
two daughters who were her pride and joy. After being divorced
for eight years, she met the love of her life, Steve Gunderson,
and was married for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls
Temple. They had been married for over 31 years at the time of
her passing. They moved to Grand Junction about 12 years ago
where her love and involvement in the outdoors intensified.
While mountain biking she sustained a spinal cord injury about
two years ago that partially paralyzed her and recently made it
difficult to overcome a pneumonia and numerous infections.
Until this injury, Marge was extremely active. She and Steve
were ski instructors with Colorado Discover Ability where they
loved volunteering. Marge won three gold medals at the
Huntsman World Senior Games in mountain biking and a silver
medal in road bicycling. Steve and Marge hiked four 14,000
foot peaks, enjoyed motorcycling, camping, adventures in their
RV, riding her mountain and road bicycles with many of her
lady friends, cruising around the globe and spending time with
her family and friends.
Marge was thought to be much younger physically than she
actually was. She was even featured in the national Women’s
Adventure magazine with an article titled “Fast” Women Have
More Fun. Marge enjoyed time with her grandchildren and
sharing her love of biking when they came to visit. She was
active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and
had a strong testimony of her Savior, Jesus Christ. Marge was
loved and admired by all, and greeted everyone with “Hi My
Friend.” She will be missed immensely.
Marge is survived by her husband, Steven Douglas Gunderson;
daughters, Wendy Lori Newsom of Grand Junction, and Trina
Lynn (Michael) Vickers of Pleasant Grove, Utah; step-son,
Christopher Douglas (Diana) Gunderson; step-daughters, Sherry
Leigh (Frank) Armijo and Alysia Ann (Derek) Johnson, and her
nine grandchildren.
Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, September 16, at 12
noon at the Monument Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints at 2235 Kingston Avenue, Grand Junction,
Colorado preceded by a viewing on Tuesday September 15 from
6 - 8:00 p.m. at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary at 2515 Patterson
Road, Grand Junction, Colorado and prior to the funeral from
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.. She will be laid to rest at the New
Elmwood Cemetery at 1175 17 ¼ Road, Fruita, Colorado.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Colorado Discover
Ability, PO Box 1924, Grand Junction, CO 81502.g
