A piece of Montana history was swept away when Margie Harbaugh, 99, departed her hometown of Jordan on June 12. She was the oldest resident of Garfield County at her death. Her passing was peaceful and painless. Margie was born on April 3, 1910, in Antler, ND, to Jake and Celia Fellman. In 1910, the word "horsepower" had a different meaning as her father owned and operated a livery stable in Antler. Margie had no memory of her mother, as Celia died on December 31, 1914, which was her husband's (Jake) birthday. Her family of two brothers-Edwin and Phil Fellman- and her father, Jake moved to Garfield County in 1916 as homesteaders. She married Carl Harbaugh in 1927. Both confessed it was love at first sight. The two of them ranched on the Harbaugh family homestead which was filed in 1910 & later in 1935, they moved two miles east & established a new ranch. The three boys, Carl, Gene, and Don grew up on the ranch. Margie lived through WWI, the depression, numerous droughts and cold winters, grasshopper plagues, WWII, a house fire that consumed all personal possessions, a bank failure that erased all the family funds, rationing and kept on telling us all "you just do what you got to do". She also guided a very rambunctious cowboy through 68 years of marriage. Along the way she prepared at least 10,000 meals for unexpected ranch guests and taught anyone willing to participate, that cards are played with passion. She was an avid bird-watcher, a self-described "inveterate reader", and a crossword puzzle fanatic. She never had a driver's license or an official government picture identification. She was 43 before she lived in a house with electricity or running water, and the telephone came later. She was best friend and mother to three daughters-in-laws: Velma Harbaugh (Carl) of Jordan, MT, Ellen (Gene) Harbaugh of Carlsbad, NM, and Donna (Don) Harbaugh of Missoula, MT. In addition to her immediate family she is survived by 11 grandchildren: Sandra Cameron, Wade Harbaugh, Tony Harbaugh, Shane Harbaugh, Margie Rasmussen, Donna Taylor, Karen Muscanell, Steve Harbaugh, Dana Harbaugh, Carla Albert and Janet Weldon, 23 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great grandchildren. On the weekend of May 1, she hosted 64 family members at Glacier Lodge on Flathead Lake keeping her reputation intact for hosting great family and friend events. Visitation will begin on Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. at the Jordan Community Presbyterian Church in Jordan. A family service will be held on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Presbyterian Church in Jordan. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the VFW Hall in Jordan. Interment will follow in the family lot of the Pioneer Cemetery. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to Community Presbyterian Church in Jordan or the Charity of ones choice.