BURCHELL, Marjorie Bertha

Marjorie Bertha Bishop Burchell, 92, formerly of Minden, died on April 24, 2011 at her Northridge Retirement Community apartment in Kearney following a brief illness. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday the 29th at the First Christian Church, Minden, with Rev. Richard Bacon officiating. Interment will be at White Hill Cemetery northwest of Minden. A gathering of friends and family will follow at the Burchell's White Hill Farmhouse Inn. There will be no visitation. Layton Funeral Home in Minden is in charge of arrangements. She was born June 11, 1918 to Charles and Bertha (Hendrickson) Bishop near Pleasanton. Marjorie graduated from Kearney High School in 1935 and then attended teacher training at Kearney Normal School. In January 1942, Marjorie married Alvin Lynn Burchell and lived the next 44 years on their family farm northwest of Minden. To this union were born seven children with six growing to adulthood. Always a learner as well as a teacher, Marjorie earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Education from Kearney State College. She taught school in both Buffalo and Kearney Counties. Over the years Marjorie expressed her creativity by quilting, needlepoint, sewing, painting, and telling stories. Marjorie enjoyed her family, neighborhood friends, traveling, and spending winters in Texas. She will be missed and remembered by her children and their families. She is survived by son Dennis Burchell and his wife, Carole of Kearney, son Robert Burchell and Ellen of Minden, daughter Linda Ard and her husband, Bob of Minden, daughter Bonnie Anderson and her husband, Monte of Kearney, daughter Kellee Krick and her husband, John of Lincoln, daughter Colleen Quadhamer and her husband, Steve of Minden, 15 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren. She is also survived by sisters Doris Huddell of Walla Walla, Washington, Phyllis Wear of Lynwood, Washington, and LorraIne Taylor of Lincoln, Nebraska. Marjorie was preceded in death by husband Alvin, daughter Cinda, and brother Marion Bishop. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church of Minden or to an organization of your choice.