Marge Colgan

Marjorie “Marge” Colgan, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 25, 2025 at StoneCreek of Flying Horse in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Marge was born on November 28, 1935 in Bloomfield, Iowa to Claude and Lola Gordy - the third oldest of ten siblings. She graduated from Davis County High School in 1953 and attended Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville, Missouri. She earned her teaching degree and enjoyed a long career teaching kindergarten at Pinello Elementary in Security-Widefield, Colorado. Marge loved her family and her many friends in Colorado Springs. She delighted in watching her four grandchildren grow up and never passed on an opportunity to watch/“referee” a tennis match, basketball game, or softball game. She would always “Call ‘em like she saw ‘em.” Marge also loved rainy days, Cripple Creek, video poker, golf, volunteering, baseball games, The Ronald McDonald House, travelling, finding pennies on her walks, bridge & bowling with her friends, Hampton Inn cookies, coupons, her beloved dog Aussie, her many grand-dogs, conversations with strangers, Colorado Springs, soup & salad, peanut butter & bananas, long walks, pinecones, Pikes Peak, Days of Our Lives, the color blue, the warmth of a cozy blanket, novels, Kansas City Chiefs (Mitch), Miami Dolphins (Merritt), decaf coffee, Las Vegas, sleeping in, angels, water-no ice, shopping at Kohls & Big Lots, long baths, reading the Gazette, hamburgers, vanilla ice cream, Blue Bloods, The Sound of Music, “collections,” the cabin, and Davis County. She is survived by her sons, Merritt (Sheryl) Colgan of Las Vegas, Nevada, Mitch (Jacque) Colgan of Woodstock, Georgia; four grandchildren, Gabrielle Colgan of Atlanta, Georgia, Collin Colgan, Maddux Colgan, and Jillian Colgan of Las Vegas, Nevada; sister, Janet (Jerry) Wheelock of Altoona, Iowa; brother, Melvin (Linda) Gordy of Washington Court House, Ohio; brother, Kenny (Cindy) Gordy of Bloomfield, Iowa; sister, Diane (John) Hollenbeck of Columbia, Missouri; sister, Judy Gordy of Conroe, Texas; sister, Patti Gordy of Omaha, Nebraska; and many beloved nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Delwin Colgan; parents, Claude and Lola Gordy; brother and his wife Royce and Hildred Gordy; sister, Marilyn and her husband Donnie Lyons; brother, Ronald and his wife Anne Gordy; brother-in-law Tom Steyer. A graveside service will be held on June 7, 2025 at 1:00pm at Barker Cemetery in Downing, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to The Ronald McDonald House in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Marge Colgan

November 28, 1935 - April 25, 2025