Marjorie Ann Fenn, of Fort Atkinson, passed away peacefully at age 91 on April 30, 2020 at Fairhaven Retirement Community in Whitewater, WI. She was born on April 23, 1929 in Oshkosh, WI to Mary (Witt) and Frank H. Fenn and was the youngest of three children. She graduated from Oshkosh High School with highest honors, earned a BS in Home Economics in 1951 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA in Management from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1983.
Marge began her professional career at Rockford Memorial Hospital (IL) as a Therapeutic Dietitian and was instrumental in embracing a new technology the hospital called the “electronic brain,” a card sorting system used to tally patient meals quickly. In 1968, she became the Chief Dietitian at Fort Memorial Hospital in Fort Atkinson (WI). There she revamped the recipes and implemented the new technology – microwaves – to expedite serving meals.
Marge was a Registered Dietitian and throughout her professional life was very active in organizing and serving on many committees promoting good nutrition and the science of dietetics. In 1979, she served as President of the Wisconsin Dietetic Association (now The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics).
Marge was known for her Wire Hair Fox Terriers, an energetic and independent breed. She grew up with one and owned four during her lifetime. She was an avid sports fan, a Braves fan, later a Brewers fan, a Badger fan and a forever Packer fan. She often listened to games on the radio and watched on television. Marge loved satire, jazz, reading, photography, gardening and cooking to mention only a few of her wide range of interests. She had an endless collection of cookbooks and clipped recipes. Her three nieces remember happy times with her making pizza from scratch using her delicious homemade sauce and crust. She always had crafts to do with them and remember her dying Easter eggs in onion skins she had saved for months.
Marge was a member of the First Congregational Church of Fort Atkinson where she was active in the Women’s Fellowship group and served as a member of the Diaconate. For many years, she volunteered as the Coordinator of the local Meals on Wheels program and was a Friend of the Dwight Foster Public Library.
She is survived by her sister, Lucille Fenn Reinke of Oshkosh, three nieces, Ann Reinke Strong, Mary Reinke, Joan Reinke Ziegler, five grand-nieces and nephews and six great-grand nieces and nephews. Marge was blessed with many lasting friendships from college days, colleagues, church and neighbors.
Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Lt. George E. Fenn, UAF, MIA 1943 in Papua New Guinea and her brother-in-law Leonard H. Reinke FAIA, all of Oshkosh.
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Marge began her professional career at Rockford Memorial Hospital (IL) as a Therapeutic Dietitian and was instrumental in embracing a new technology the hospital called the “electronic brain,” a card sorting system used to tally patient meals quickly. In 1968, she became the Chief Dietitian at Fort Memorial Hospital in Fort Atkinson (WI). There she revamped the recipes and implemented the new technology – microwaves – to expedite serving meals.
Marge was a Registered Dietitian and throughout her professional life was very active in organizing and serving on many committees promoting good nutrition and the science of dietetics. In 1979, she served as President of the Wisconsin Dietetic Association (now The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics).
Marge was known for her Wire Hair Fox Terriers, an energetic and independent breed. She grew up with one and owned four during her lifetime. She was an avid sports fan, a Braves fan, later a Brewers fan, a Badger fan and a forever Packer fan. She often listened to games on the radio and watched on television. Marge loved satire, jazz, reading, photography, gardening and cooking to mention only a few of her wide range of interests. She had an endless collection of cookbooks and clipped recipes. Her three nieces remember happy times with her making pizza from scratch using her delicious homemade sauce and crust. She always had crafts to do with them and remember her dying Easter eggs in onion skins she had saved for months.
Marge was a member of the First Congregational Church of Fort Atkinson where she was active in the Women’s Fellowship group and served as a member of the Diaconate. For many years, she volunteered as the Coordinator of the local Meals on Wheels program and was a Friend of the Dwight Foster Public Library.
She is survived by her sister, Lucille Fenn Reinke of Oshkosh, three nieces, Ann Reinke Strong, Mary Reinke, Joan Reinke Ziegler, five grand-nieces and nephews and six great-grand nieces and nephews. Marge was blessed with many lasting friendships from college days, colleagues, church and neighbors.
Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Lt. George E. Fenn, UAF, MIA 1943 in Papua New Guinea and her brother-in-law Leonard H. Reinke FAIA, all of Oshkosh.
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Marjorie Ann Fenn, of Fort Atkinson, passed away peacefully at age 91 on April 30, 2020 at Fairhaven Retirement Community in Whitewater, WI. She was born on April 23, 1929 in Oshkosh, WI to Mary (Witt) and Frank H. Fenn and was the youngest of three children. She graduated from Oshkosh High School with highest honors, earned a BS in Home Economics in 1951 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA in Management from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1983.
Marge began her professional career at Rockford Memorial Hospital (IL) as a Therapeutic Dietitian and was instrumental in embracing a new technology the hospital called the “electronic brain,” a card sorting system used to tally patient meals quickly. In 1968, she became the Chief Dietitian at Fort Memorial Hospital in Fort Atkinson (WI). There she revamped the recipes and implemented the new technology – microwaves – to expedite serving meals.
Marge was a Registered Dietitian and throughout her professional life was very active in organizing and serving on many committees promoting good nutrition and the science of dietetics. In 1979, she served as President of the Wisconsin Dietetic Association (now The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics).
Marge was known for her Wire Hair Fox Terriers, an energetic and independent breed. She grew up with one and owned four during her lifetime. She was an avid sports fan, a Braves fan, later a Brewers fan, a Badger fan and a forever Packer fan. She often listened to games on the radio and watched on television. Marge loved satire, jazz, reading, photography, gardening and cooking to mention only a few of her wide range of interests. She had an endless collection of cookbooks and clipped recipes. Her three nieces remember happy times with her making pizza from scratch using her delicious homemade sauce and crust. She always had crafts to do with them and remember her dying Easter eggs in onion skins she had saved for months.
Marge was a member of the First Congregational Church of Fort Atkinson where she was active in the Women’s Fellowship group and served as a member of the Diaconate. For many years, she volunteered as the Coordinator of the local Meals on Wheels program and was a Friend of the Dwight Foster Public Library.
She is survived by her sister, Lucille Fenn Reinke of Oshkosh, three nieces, Ann Reinke Strong, Mary Reinke, Joan Reinke Ziegler, five grand-nieces and nephews and six great-grand nieces and nephews. Marge was blessed with many lasting friendships from college days, colleagues, church and neighbors.
Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Lt. George E. Fenn, UAF, MIA 1943 in Papua New Guinea and her brother-in-law Leonard H. Reinke FAIA, all of Oshkosh.
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Marge began her professional career at Rockford Memorial Hospital (IL) as a Therapeutic Dietitian and was instrumental in embracing a new technology the hospital called the “electronic brain,” a card sorting system used to tally patient meals quickly. In 1968, she became the Chief Dietitian at Fort Memorial Hospital in Fort Atkinson (WI). There she revamped the recipes and implemented the new technology – microwaves – to expedite serving meals.
Marge was a Registered Dietitian and throughout her professional life was very active in organizing and serving on many committees promoting good nutrition and the science of dietetics. In 1979, she served as President of the Wisconsin Dietetic Association (now The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics).
Marge was known for her Wire Hair Fox Terriers, an energetic and independent breed. She grew up with one and owned four during her lifetime. She was an avid sports fan, a Braves fan, later a Brewers fan, a Badger fan and a forever Packer fan. She often listened to games on the radio and watched on television. Marge loved satire, jazz, reading, photography, gardening and cooking to mention only a few of her wide range of interests. She had an endless collection of cookbooks and clipped recipes. Her three nieces remember happy times with her making pizza from scratch using her delicious homemade sauce and crust. She always had crafts to do with them and remember her dying Easter eggs in onion skins she had saved for months.
Marge was a member of the First Congregational Church of Fort Atkinson where she was active in the Women’s Fellowship group and served as a member of the Diaconate. For many years, she volunteered as the Coordinator of the local Meals on Wheels program and was a Friend of the Dwight Foster Public Library.
She is survived by her sister, Lucille Fenn Reinke of Oshkosh, three nieces, Ann Reinke Strong, Mary Reinke, Joan Reinke Ziegler, five grand-nieces and nephews and six great-grand nieces and nephews. Marge was blessed with many lasting friendships from college days, colleagues, church and neighbors.
Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Lt. George E. Fenn, UAF, MIA 1943 in Papua New Guinea and her brother-in-law Leonard H. Reinke FAIA, all of Oshkosh.
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