Marie Augustsen

August 28, 1920 - December 12, 2020

A celebration of the life of Marie Augustsen, 100, of Lubbock, Texas, will be at 1pm at Sanders Funeral Home followed by 2pm graveside at Resthaven on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Dr. D.L. Lowrie will officiate. Her family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30pm on Tuesday, December 29 at Sanders Funeral Home. Marie was born August 28, 1920 in Royston, Texas. She graduated from Klondike High School, attended Hardin Simmons University, and received her nursing degree from Hendricks Memorial School of Nursing. Marie began her career in Lubbock in January 1944 at Lubbock General Hospital, followed by two years at the Lubbock Army Airfield during WWII where she met her husband, Norman Augustsen. They married in 1945 and he preceded her in death in 1989. Marie spent over five decades as a nurse in and around Lubbock. She loved being a nurse. Marie was an active member at First Baptist, Lubbock until moving to Tulsa in 2005. Family includes: three daughters, Barbara Johnson, Norma Grafa and Lisa Tardy; a son-in-law, James Johnson, who preceded her in death; 2 sons-in-law, Mike Grafa and Larry Tardy, 7 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. Marie loved people and many called her friend. Most of all, she loved Jesus, and that was obvious by the life she lived and lived so well. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given to the Lubbock Food Bank.