Marjorie E Russell

Marjorie E. Russell age 97 of Broken Bow, NE passed away Monday, January 20, 2020 at the Brookestone View in Broken Bow, NE.

Funeral services will be Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 2:30 P.M. at the Berean Bible Church in Broken Bow, NE with Don Schauda officiating. Burial will be in the Gates Cemetery with Military Honors at Gates, NE. A visitation will be held on Friday, January 24, 2020 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. with family greeting 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Govier Brothers Mortuary. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the Berean Bible Church (Broken Bow) Building Fund, Gates Community Center or Gates Cemetery. Govier Brothers Mortuary are in charge of arrangements. Online words of encouragement or remembrance can be left at www.govierbrothers.com.

      Margie was born October 1, 1922 at Milburn, NE to Oren Chalmers” Challie” and Grace (Hammond) Daily, on the Daily Homestead. She was the fourth in total of five children Lucile, Myron, Vera, Margie, and Mable. Her earthly body will be laid to rest in the Gates Cemetery by her husband Howard who passed away July 24, 2017. Their children Marian (Hal) Williams of rural Merna, NE, Maurine Ritter of Lincoln, NE, Duane (Marjorie) Russell of rural Gates, NE, Deborah (David) Hargadine of rural Kremmling, CO.

     Memorials are suggested to Berean Bible Church (Broken Bow) Building Fund, Gates Community Center or Gates Cemetery.

                                                Marjorie Daily Russell

                                                        U.S. Navy

                            Served January 1, 1942 ~ December 8, 1945

   In January 1944, Margie joined the Navy WAVES. She was trained at Hunter College in New York City and was assigned to communications. She was to learn code and work with radio communications at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

   After four months of schooling, Margie graduated April 15, 1944, seventh in her class of 67 women. She graduated RM 3rd Class and was assigned to the Navy Communications Intelligence Organization.

   She was sent to Bethesda, MD, for about a month of training to learn the German communication system. Stationed in New York, Margie’s job was to intercept transmissions from German U-boats and notify stations all along the Atlantic seaboard of those transmissions.

   After Germany surrendered, she was sent to Seattle, WA, to learn Japanese code.

   Margie received a ribbon bar of the Navy Unit Commendation award for her efforts in intelligence during the war.