Margie passed away peacefully at her home on October 11, 2024. She was born February 27, 1935 in Renton, Washington. She attended Renton Grammar school and Eatonville high School until 1952, when the family moved to Blue Lake to work in the booming logging industry. Margie finished high school at Arcata High School and soon married Albert Francis Jensen (Fran) and raised four children: Monica, Jerry, Karl and Dana.

She was a homemaker until 1972, when she went to work for Miller Farms in the potato fields. From there she went to the florist shop, making and delivering bouquets and floral arrangements until the department closed. Margie continued her work with Miller Farms in the nursery, where she served for over 30 more years, and where she made a name for herself as “Margie,” the Miller Farm’s Nursery expert. After divorcing Fran in 1974, She was single until her sister Maxine Harnden and brother-in-law Pete Harnden set up on a double date with their widowed friend, Ken Craig. Margie and Ken were married in 1982 and she moved from Blue Lake to Arcata, where she lived with Ken until his passing in 1997.

Margie was active in the Blue Lake community, where she belonged to the Wha-Nika Club, Chamber of Commerce, and supported the skating program located at Prash Hall, which was named after her father. Margie was a civic-minded person who gave to her community, sewing Christmas stockings for students since 1998. She had a fond love of dogs and supported the Arcata Police Department’s K-9 unit since its beginning.

During her leisure time, she enjoyed jigsaw puzzles and needlework. Her green thumb transferred from her experience in the nursery at Miller Farms to her home where she always had a flourishing garden. Margie enjoyed spending warm summer weekends with family at her son Karl and her daughter-in-law Tedi’s property in Redwood creek where she would lounge in her swinging chair overlooking the meadow and enjoy Janet Evanovich novels and naps.

Margie is preceded in death by her son Jerry Jensen (lost at sea in 1972), father Victor A. Prash (lost at sea in 1972), nephew Kim Harnden (lost at sea in 1972), mother Emma Prasch, husband Kenneth Craig, sister Doris Keblebek and brother-in-law Robert Keblebek, and brother-in-law Pete Harnden. She is survived by her children Monica Roorda and husband Bill of Gilroy, son Karl Jensen and wife Tedi of Blue Lake, son Dana Jensen of Blue Lake, Daughter-in-law Sheri Jensen of Eureka, grandchildren Jonathan, Breanna and Darby Roorda, Nicole and Kyle Jensen, Jenna Sutton and Joshua Jensen, great grandchildren Ryder, Kolton and Kenna Jensen, Abbie, Hunter, and Bryson Sutton. She is also survived by her sister Maxine Harnden, niece Vicki Hutton, nephew Randy Harnden, nephew Robert Michael Keblbek and family.

As per her request there will be no services. In lieu of flowers or cards please make a donation to:

Arcata Police Department K-9 Unit
736 F Street
Arcata, CA 95521