Marjorie was born October 28, 1923, and quietly passed away August 18, 2018 at Crestview Nursing and Residential Living in Seneca. She was the oldest of four children born to Edward and Rose Stegeman Olberding. They lived on a farm three miles west and one mile north of Axtell, Kansas until the family moved to Seneca on March 1, 1931 to the F.A. Rochel farm two miles west of Seneca. Ed built the beautiful, large home and farm buildings for his family, while farming, ranching and working as a carpenter.

Marjorie attended St. Peter and Paul schools, walking the 2.5 miles each way. She helped her parents care for the family farm and home, her siblings, and garden during the lean years of the Great Depression. She matured quickly with added responsibilities through the death of her 2 year old sister from cancer, and her Mother’s struggle with polio and paralysis. The family was quarantined for months during Roses’ initial illness. Marjorie shouldered much of the household responsibilities for many months until Rose was able to get out of bed into a wheelchair, then finally walking with assistance. Marjorie survived her parents and her siblings, Leonard Olberding, Clarence Olberding and Patty Olberding.

Marjorie graduated from high school in 1941 and worked at Strathman’s Department Store for 1.5 years. She then moved to Kansas Power and Light Company where she worked for 3.5 years during WW II, waiting for a handsome soldier to return home. She married Lambert J. Haug on February 18, 1947. They moved to a farm northwest of Centralia, Kansas and began their lives together farming and ranching, and raising four wonderful children, Linda Becker (Roger) of Independence, MO; Carolyn Bloom-Reynolds (Russ) of Topeka, KS; Duane (Mary) Haug of Erie, Co; and Lyle (Janet) Haug of Harrisonville, Mo.

Marjorie served as President of the Alter Society of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Baileyville, KS, and a 4-H leader for years in Centralia. She was an expert cook, but excelled in baking with sky high meringue on her pies, crème puffs and donuts that melted in your mouth, and professional level deserts that were served at every meal but breakfast. She loved her huge garden and fruit tree orchard giving our family home grown, fresh fruits, and vegetables. Since Lambert and Marjorie raised chickens, hogs, dairy cows and beef, all foods were fresh to the table. As with most farm families, they were an example of self-dependence and a healthy life.

She remained very active in the St. Ann Alter Society at St. Peter and Paul Church and a member of the Church Choir. She participated for years in the Quilt Club for St. Peter and Paul Church and also quilted at home to be sure to provide a legacy of quilt art to all her children and grandchildren. She entered the County and State Fairs with her quilts and had a treasure of ribbons to championship quilts.

Marjorie and Lambert played bridge with a large circle of friends, then with her lady friends, remaining quite competitive until her vision was too impaired at age 92. She could recall all the games in which she had ‘high cards’.

Lambert and Marjorie retired from farming and moved to Seneca in the early 1980’s to continue to care for her Mother, and to help the Seneca community by delivering Meals on Wheels for over 20 years. She was a comfort for the neighbors who were home bound with a lively conversation while delivering the delicious meals from the Senior Center (Dad was timing her from the car knowing the exact number of minutes needed to deliver each meal warm to the homes!)

Marjorie was an artist and left a gallery of oil paintings. She was an expert seamstress and sewed beautiful dresses, shirts, pants, baby clothing and anything that can be made with a serge or sewing machine. She worked at the Onaga Clothing Factory from 1979 to 1984 and so enjoyed her coworkers, teaching them to put in proper plackets.

Marjorie so enjoyed playing the piano (and was disappointed that her musical talent was not inherent in her children).   She followed in her Mother’s ability for knitting, crocheting, tatting and doing all forms of hand sewing artistry. She also learned to play golf in Seneca, (but her children caddies do not remember being paid).

Marjorie and Lambert loved to travel and accepted new adventures. They took several road trips with their family when they could get away from the farm and dairy responsibilities. Later they flew to Hawaii for their 25^th anniversary, took cruises to Alaska and to the Caribbean, as well as numerous trips to Branson, Missouri with many friends.

She accompanied Carolyn, Duane and her grandchildren on many ski trips to Colorado, where she learned to downhill ski at age 59, continuing ‘cruising the Blues’ until she was 72, despite her husband’s constant fear she would break some body part. She never did.

Marjorie moved from their Seneca home to Crestview Nursing and Residential Living to be with Lambert until his death May 14, 2016. She continued living there and died there surrounded by her family and the wonderful, caring staff and her friends, who continually reminded her of playing cards and bowling with her over decades.

Marjorie was a Charter Member of the Greatest Generation, a continual role model and showed all of us not only how to have a successful life, but a most peaceful death. Surviving are her four children and spouses, ten grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren and five step grandchildren.

Memorials may be left in Lambert’s memory to Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, sent in care of the family.