Marilyn Kane Fitch

Marilyn Kane Fitch, 95, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2024 in Urbandale, Iowa.

Marilyn was born to Audrey A. and Fern Irene (Lyons) Kane on July 14, 1929 in Murray, Iowa. Her family lived in Eureka, Kansas until she was seven and moved to Des Moines, Iowa in 1936 where she attended Perkins’s School and Callanan Junior High. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1947. She attended the University of Iowa where she joined Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority and graduated with a degree in speech pathology. After graduation, she was united in marriage to Robert B. Fitch at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Marilyn and Bob spent two years in Columbia, South Carolina where Bob was stationed in the United States Army. They settled in Clinton, Iowa where they raised their two children, Karen and Tom. After Bob died in 1984, Marilyn moved back to Des Moines to be near her daughter.

She is survived by her daughter, Karen Fitch of Des Moines; son, Tom Fitch of Ft. Collins, CO; as well as nieces, nephews and their children.

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Bob and brother, Murray A. Kane.

Marilyn will be laid to rest next to her husband at Clinton Lawn Cemetery at Clinton, Iowa.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa in loving memory of Marilyn.

Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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