Youngdale, Margaret "Marnie" Simmons a resident of Episcopal Homes in St. Paul, was surrounded by family when she died on May 25, 2022, at age 99. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law Eric Youngdale and Nancy Schindler Youngdale of Rehoboth Beach, DE; daughter-in-law Linda Hoppe (Youngdale) of Minneapolis; and grandchildren Maddi, Lan and Qin. Marnie was born on June 20, 1922. She was educated in Oakes, ND, graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, in 1944 and earned a master's of social work from the U of M in 1953. Marnie practiced social work for 30 years. She was married for 50 years to beloved husband, James Youngdale, who died in 2007. She is preceded in death by son Mark Youngdale, who died in 2019; betrothed Sigurd Bjertness, KIA in WWII in 1944; parents Ingvald and Eline Simmons; and sisters Doris Flom of Crookston, MN, & Eunice Simmons of Fargo, ND.