Marian A. Whitt

Marian A. Whitt, age 91, of Fennimore and formerly of Mt. Hope, died on Friday Jan. 20, 2017 at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society. Marian was born on Feb. 13, 1925 in Mt. Hope, WI the daughter of Donald and Birdie (Cornell) Goold. She married Lewis Eugene Whitt on Sept. 20, 1945 at the Lancaster United Methodist Church.

Marian graduated from Mt. Hope High School. She and her husband Lewis farmed in the Mt. Hope area for several years before moving to Palmer, IA in 1959. Marian worked in housekeeping at Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, IA until retiring and moving back to Mt. Hope in the late 1990’s. Marian was a member of the Mt. Hope United Methodist Church. She enjoyed fishing, traveling on bus trips, singing to her grandchildren and spending time with her many cats, especially Angel over the last 11 years.

Marian was survived by her son Rodney (Judy) Whitt of Oskaloosa, IA, two grandsons and a great-granddaughter, Christopher Whitt (Esther Rose and her children Tristan, Kenzie) with their daughter Emma Whitt, and Matthew Whitt (Patti Carnahan) all of Oskaloosa.

Marian was preceded in death by her parents, husband Lewis in 1982, two infant children, Gary and Linda Whitt, brother Lowell Goold and sisters, Bernice Moran and Alice Fassbender.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday Jan. 28, 2017 at the Mt. Hope United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held from 9:30 A.M. until the time of service at the church on Saturday morning. Burial of the cremated remains will be held at a later date in Palmer, Iowa. The Larson Family Funeral Home in Fennimore is assisting the family and online condolences may be made at larsonfuneralhomes.com.