Marjorie Ann Mackey

Marjorie Ann Mackey, age 93 of Laurel, Nebraska died on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at the Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton, SD.

Funeral services will be on Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Laurel with the Rev. Jeffery Warner officiating. Burial will be at the Laurel Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday morning, at church, from 9:30 until service time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Laurel.

You may watch a livestream of the funeral at www.facebook.com/WintzRay/live 

Pallbearers will be Elizabeth Mackey Trainor, Eric Jones, Chris Steffen, Gregory Knudsen, Jeffrey Knudsen and Mitchell Knudsen. Honorary pallbearers will be Marjorie’s grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Marjorie Ann was born on February 13, 1933, in Scribner, NE to Walter Eric and Nellie Frances (Steinberg) Wegner. She lived on a farm near Scribner, attended District 50 School in Dodge County, then graduated from Scribner High School. Marjorie continued her education at Wayne State College. Upon graduation, she worked as an elementary school teacher.

Marjorie was baptized on April 11, 1954, and confirmed on May 16, 1954, at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dodge, NE. She was married to Jerome C. Mackey on June 7, 1954, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Muskegon, MI. They lived in Whitehall, MI and Ft. Riley, KS after their marriage until moving to a farm north of Dixon, NE in 1955.

In 1981, Marjorie began her employment at Hillcrest Care Center in Laurel where she worked as a Medication Aide and in Social Services. She moved to Laurel in 1984 and retired from Hillcrest in 2007 at the age of 74.

Marjorie was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and the LWML, past president of Laurel PTA, and past secretary of the Laurel Chamber Community Club. She loved her flowers and gardening, followed Husker football and her children’s and grandchildren’s activities, was an avid reader and enjoyed the challenge of a difficult crossword puzzle. During her retirement, Marjorie kept her hands busy in service to others by making quilt tops that provided warmth and comfort to those in need. In May of 1992, Marjorie was awarded the Good Neighbor Citation by the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben and the World-Herald for unselfish and charitable deeds beyond the field of personal gain or welfare, thus exemplifying the good neighbor spirit of the Midwest.

Marjorie is survived by her five children – Larry Mackey of Lincoln, NE, Denise (Keith) DeJong of Yankton, SD, Marilyn (Marvin) Steffen of Yankton, SD, Karen (Keith) Knudsen of Laurel, NE, Colleen (Mike) Erb of Cumberland, WI; grandchildren – Elizabeth Mackey Trainor of Lincoln, NE, Jaime Jones of Lawrence, KS, Eric (Rachel) Jones of Yankton, SD, Jennifer Waters of Sioux Falls, SD, Amy (Ryan) Lange of Willmar, MN, Christopher (Christin) DeJong of Sioux Falls, SD, Chris (Abby) Steffen of Woodland Hills, CA, Brian (Yvonne) Steffen of Torrance, CA, Erin (Roy) Brown of Seattle, WA, Gregory (Sarah) Knudsen of Lincoln, NE, Jeffrey Knudsen of Rapid City, SD, Mitchell (Brittany) Knudsen of Wayne, NE, Aidan (Kenna) Warner of McCarthy, AK, Myles (Tiffany) Erb of Mandan, ND, Connor (Dani) Erb of Cumberland, WI; 32 great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents Walter and Nellie Wegner; brothers Walter W. Wegner and Alvin D. Wegner; brothers and sisters-in-law, Harold D. (Berdina) Wegner, Lyle L. (Cheryl) Wegner; and sister and brother-in-law Bernice (Neil) Grimm.

Memorials may be designated to the Immanuel Lutheran Church LWML, Laurel, NE.