Frances W. Jorgensen, 85, died Sunday in the Gothenburg hospital. She was born July 23, 1901, in a sod house near Farnam.

Mrs. Jorgensen taught school in the Farnam area for 13 years. On June 4, 1924, in Council Bluff, Iowa, she married Arch Jorgensen and they farmed in the Farnam area. They retired and moved into Farnam in 1977.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, John and Mary Eckstein, and one brother, Jim Eckstein.

Services were Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Farnam with the Rev. Robert Wigert officiating. Burial will be in the Farnam Cemetery.

A memorial has been established to the church.

McVay Memorial Chapel of Gothenburg is in charge of arrangements.

Private collection of Mildred Heath, Overton, NE