Marjorie Hanna

Funeral services for

Marjorie Hanna, 90, of

Watford City, ND, are at

11:00 A.M., (CDT),

Wednesday, May 5, 2021,

at the First Presbyterian

Church in Watford City,

ND. Fulkerson-Stevenson

Funeral Home of Watford

City is caring for the fami-

ly. Remembrances, con-

dolences and pictures

may be shared with the

family at

www.fulkersons.com.

Our Heavenly Father

called Marjorie Clarice

(Tollefson) Hanna home

on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

Marjorie was born on the

family farm in the Banks

Community to Olve C.

Tollefson and Mabel

(Jacobson) Tollefson on

September 23, 1930. She

completed the eighth

grade at the Tollefson

School in Twin Valley

Township and graduated

from Watford City High

School in 1948. Later that

year, she found her danc-

ing partner and was unit-

ed in marriage to Lee Han-

na of the Croff Communi-

ty.

Lee and Marjorie resid-

ed on the Hanna Ranch

where they raised their

two sons, Dennis and Kel-

ly. Marjorie’s love of the

rural ranch life and rodeo

will forever be carried on

through her family. After

Lee’s passing in 1987,

Marjorie moved to Wat-

ford City and was em-

ployed at Meyer’s Depart-

ment Store and the US

Forest Service. Marjorie

was a member of and

served as an elder at the

First Presbyterian Church

of Watford City. She

resided at the Good

Shepherd Home since

2017.

Marjorie was a spunky

gal that entertained and

cooked for lots of family

every Sunday. She taught

her granddaughters to

make her favorites –

lefse, raisin buns, fudge,

penuche, and pecan can-

dy. She kept an immacu-

lately neat home and even

enjoyed helping many of

us clean and do laundry!

Her flowers and vegetable

gardens were beautifully

colorful and abundant.

Marjorie crafted Christ-

mas stockings of sequins

and beads for her

grandchildren and had to

step up the production

when the

great-grandchildren ar-

rived – a wonderful keep-

sake. Her beautiful har-

danger pieces completed

while living at Hillside

Court were shared with

many. Christmas was al-

ways a joyous time with

her fabulous meals, a gor-

geous Badlands cedar

tree, decorations like no

other, and singing carols

together as a family. Play-

ing pinocle, poker, or any

card game was a highlight

and she was especially

sharp at it! She loved

teaching her grandkids

and great-grandkids to

play cards. Marjorie abso-

lutely loved attending all

the activities and events

of her family – rodeo,

wrestling, basketball, foot-

ball, gymnastics, volley-

ball, hockey, band and

music concerts, piano re-

citals, life milestone fes-

tivities and religious cele-

brations. Her family was

truly her pride and joy.

Marjorie’s faith and love

of the Lord was shared

with many.

Marjorie is survived

by: her son, Dennis

(Gayle) and their sons,

Ryan (Susan) of Berthold

ND, Brady (Jessica) of

Alexander ND, Dane (Eri-

ka) of Atoka, OK, Rodney

(Karleen) Houle of Minot

ND, and Pat (Keilah)

Flaherty of Westhope, ND;

her son, Kelly (Rondee)

and their daughters, Kel-

cee (Jarrett) Wold of Wat-

ford City, Haylee (Jordan)

Carlson of Powers Lake,

ND, and Karlee (Jared)

Bailey of Watford City,

ND; her

great-grandchildren,

Hayes and Maysa Hanna,

Lohgan, Rylee, and

Harper Hanna, Harlow

Hanna, Brooke and Han-

nah Houle, McKenna,

Kutter, and Mardie

Flaherty, Eastyn, Emree,

Kolby, and Jensyn Wold,

Coy, Clancee, Quade, and

Knox Carlson, and Rozlyn

and Korbyn Bailey. She is

also survived by her

brother, Carroll Tollefson

of Watford City, and

several nieces and

nephews.

Marjorie was preceded

in death by her husband

and parents, and her sis-

ters, Alice Simonson and

Millicent Hendrickson.

Our family would like

to express our heartfelt

thanks and gratitude to

the Good Shepherd Home

Staff and all those who

cared for Marjorie during

her time there. Your love

and friendship has meant

so much to all of us.