Jennie D. Whitten

Jennie D. Whitten, age 97, of Carroll, IA, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Regency Park in Carroll.

Funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll with John Kult officiating.  Casket bearers will be Jennie’s family members.  Burial will be in Union Township Cemetery near Coon Rapids.

Friends may call at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll from 5–7 P.M. on Tuesday.  Additional visitation will be held at the funeral home from 9:30 – 10:15 A.M. on Wednesday.

Those in attendance at Jennie’s visitation and funeral service are asked to abide by Covid-19 social distancing guidelines and facemasks are required at the funeral home.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for the family at www.dahnandwoodhouse.com

Jennie was born on August 10, 1923 on her family’s farm near Coon Rapids and was the daughter of David and Grace (Lamb) Ritchie.  She grew up on the farm in the White Rock area and graduated from the Guthrie Center High School in 1942.  She was married to Neal Whitten on September 5, 1942.  The couple lived in the log cabin at White Rock.  Neal was drafted into the Army Air Corps shortly after their marriage and the couple moved to Tucson, AZ.  When Neal was deployed to the Philippines, Jennie moved to Texas and worked until the war was over.  Neal and Jennie purchased the Mobil Gas Station in Coon Rapids and operated it for several years.  They later moved to a farm south of Glidden where they raised their family.  Jennie was very involved in the farming operation and active in the Glidden United Methodist Church and Merle Hay American Legion Auxiliary.  Jennie and Neal moved to Carroll in  the late 80’s and she became active in the Carroll Presbyterian Church.  In her spare time Jennie enjoyed crocheting, reading, cooking, keeping house, and spending time with her family.

Jennie is survived by two daughters: Barbara McLaughlin of Glidden and Virginia Whitten of Council Bluffs; a son Leonard Whitten of Carroll; four grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; a sister Dorothy Blanchard of Coon Rapids; two sisters-in-law: Myrna Wolf of Carroll and Joan Whitten of Des Moines; a brother-in-law   Bob Whitten of Des Moines; and several nieces and nephews.

Jennie was preceded in death by parents; three brothers: Lawrence, Frank, and George Ritchie; three sisters: Margaret Ritchie, Edna Palmer, and Eva Accola; her husband Neal in 2001, and her daughter Rosemary Kurth in 1974.