Marian Wilma Witte

Marian Wilma Blomquist was born March 29, 1919 in Waterloo, Nebraska to Anton and Etta (Fouts) Blomquist. Marian grew up on the family farm outside Waterloo. As a young girl, she was a bit of a “tomboy”. She liked to play outside, follow her Dad around as he did chores, and shoot her .22 rifle. She was active in 4-H and the Girl Scouts. Marian attended District #15 school for 8 years, and graduated from Valley High School in 1936. Marian married George Witte on October 8, 1939 at her family’s farm outside Waterloo, and to this union, four children were born; George Jr., Judy, John and Jerry. She became a baptized member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Valley October 21, 1951. George and Marian celebrated their 50 years of marriage in 1989 with a dinner at Farmer Brown’s in Waterloo for family and close friends. The family made their home in the Waterloo and Valley communities their entire time together. George preceded Marian in death in January of 1999. Marian held different jobs through the years, working for Boys Town, Swanson Funeral Home, Brandeis, and All Mix Concrete and Gravel Company of Waterloo. She also sold Avon for several years. She was an active member of the Valley Women’s Club, Valley Firemen’s Auxiliary, Valley Lioness Club, and the Valley Bunco Club for 50 years. Marian was a woman who enjoyed being active. She always seemed to be sewing, crocheting, or painting some craft. She found time to tend to her garden, and in recent years, could be seen riding her bicycle around Valley for exercise. Marian liked to visit the casinos, both in Council Bluffs or traveling to Las Vegas. She was an avid board game and card player, anything to keep her mind sharp. Marian liked to go shopping, and was happy to be around kids and babies. She was content to go for a ride in the car, and enjoyed going out to eat, especially if she could order seafood. Marian and George traveled quite a bit through their years together, and Marian loved visiting George, Jr. in Louisiana or trips to Colorado. Marian will be remembered as a woman who was easy to get along with, and was very generous to those who were most important in her life; her children and grandchildren. Marian passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 90 years, 11 months, and 3 days. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband George, son John Witte, and two sisters, Evelyn and Dorothy Blomquist. Marian is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, George Jr. and Cathy of Husser, Louisiana, and Jerry and Doris Witte of Omaha, daughter Judy Chard of Omaha, 6 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren.

Marian Wilma Witte

March 29, 1919 - March 2, 2010