Doughten, Marjorie "Mimi" lived a happy and interesting life. She survived two pandemics (1918; 2020) and died peacefully of old age at 104 1/2 on Jan. 3, 2022. Born Marjorie Elaine Kreiser on 6.29.1917 in Minneapolis, she was the daughter of Olive Quist Kreiser and Harry D. Kreiser. She spent her early life in Minneapolis and Fargo, ND. After attending N.D. State College, she married her 1st husband, businessman Herman Arnold Bruntjen in 1938. They lived in Edina and Wayzata and raised 5 sons: Worth, Sven, John, Frederick, and William. After her husband's death in 1962 she married Issac Doughten of Philadelphia in 1964. Following his death, she continued to live in Wayzata until 2019. Mimi was charming, beautiful and greatly loved by her family, relatives, and friends. She loved Minnesota, family gatherings and travel. She was a lifelong member of Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church. She is survived by 2 sons, Sven Bruntjen, California and Fred Bruntjen, Minnetonka; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brother Frank Kreiser of Edina; and other members of her extended family. Mimi was predeceased in death by step-son Worth Bruntjen; John and William Bruntjen; brothers Robert and Harry Kreiser and sister Jeanne BeVier. The family thanks dear friend Holly Flemming for all of her support and was at Mimi's side when she passed. Also, thanks to the staff of the Presbyterian Homes in Spring Park and Eden Prairie for the kind care they offered to Mimi since 2019. A celebration of life is being planned for later this year.

Published on January 23, 2022