Marlene Delores Junge

Marlene was born August 4, 1940 in Marshalltown, IA to Wynema D.C. (Eggers) Malfeld & Albert I. Malfeld. With her parents in 1948 at the young age of 8 yrs, they moved to Fort Collins, CO due to her mother's health issues. She graduated from Ft. Collins High School, May 1958. She went on to complete 1 yr of college for Accounting & Bookkeeping.

She met Dale L Junge in Choir at St. John's Lutheran Church of Ft. Collins June 1958. They began dating & became engaged July of 1960. Dale & Marlene were married 3 months later on Oct. 23, 1960. They welcomed their 1st daughter Cherrel Cay Aug 1961, their 2nd daughter Darla Jean June 1963, their 3rd daughter Glenda Lea Oct 1964 & their last & 4th daughter Dena Rae Nov 1967. She often referred to her daughters as the Light of her Life. She was a stay at home Mom & Accountant/Bookkeeper for her mother’s restaurant the “White Palace” until she & Dale moved their family to Denver in June 1972. Marlene then took a job being a cook in the main kitchen for Ridge State Home & Training School 1973-1988, when she had to take an early Medical retirement. She enjoyed bowling on a league along with her husband for 8 yrs. Marlene enjoyed doing crafts, taking care of her grandchildren & great grandchildren, attending their sporting events, choir concerts, band concerts & birthdays. Marlene’s greatest passion was attending church at Faith Lutheran with her family & getting good friends &/or family together for card games. She & Dale so enjoyed weekly pinochle card playing up til the last Yr & ½. Marlene & Dale shared an Abundantly Blessed Marriage of 63 yrs 2 mos & 5 days together.

She was surrounded by family & singing when God took her hand & led her to heaven. Marlene was preceded in death by both of her Parents. She is survived by her Ever loving Devoted husband Dale L Junge of Wheat Ridge, CO. Her Cherished 4 daughters: Cherrel Junge of WR, CO, Darla (Donald) Sargent of Arvada CO, Glenda (Steve) Piburn of Cotopaxi, CO & Dena Devenberg of Wheat Ridge, CO & Beloved God Daughter Caterina (Jeff) Hayes). Her Treasured 8 Grandchildren: Bryan (Amber) Piburn, Lisa (Brian) Beltz, Diana Jennifer (Levi) Leach, Will (Morgan) Sargent, Brad (Teresa) Ford, Jeffrey (Carrie) Junge, Becca Winters, Christina (Nick) Huebner. Beloved God Grandchildren: Nicholas Hayes, Catelaine Hayes & Sarah Hayes. Marlene’s Cherished 11 Great Grandchildren: Tyler, Autumn, Logan, Ryan, Anthony, Allyson, Kayden, Blake, Tatumn, Kieran, Weston & Amira.