Marjorie Evelyn Ravert, 87, longtime area resident, died Thursday, June 13, 2013 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Marjorie was born September 6, 1925 in Dalton, Nebraska to Charles and Inella (West) Munshaw. She was raised on a farm near Dalton and graduated from high school there. After high school she attended the Chadron State Teachers College in Chadron, Nebraska. Marjorie married William Ravert on September 23, 1945 in Dalton, after his return from duty in Italy during WWII. They lived in Chadron while Bill attended college and earned his teaching degree. They eventually moved to Ft. Morgan from Worland, Wyoming in 1957. Marjorie was an active member of the United Presbyterian Church in Ft. Morgan and served as a Deacon, an Elder, and in other various positions at church. She was also a member of the Retired Teachers Association. Marjorie started and ran her own kindergarten, taught at Star School, for the developmentally disabled, and eventually retired from NORESCO. She loved children and volunteered to help them, one on one, with their reading and also volunteered at the hospital. Marjorie enjoyed traveling and had visited places all over the world including Russia, Europe, Mexico, Canada and most of the United States including Alaska. Survivors include, two daughters, Connie Simmons of Brush, and Robin Ravert of Salt Lake City, Utah, 8 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband, William, one sister, Marion Westerberg, and her parents. Funeral Services will be Friday, June 21, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the United Presbyterian Church in Ft. Morgan. Interment will follow at 3:00 pm at the Dalton Cemetery, in Dalton, Nebraska. Memorial gifts may be made to the United Presbyterian Church in Ft. Morgan or to the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.