Obituary: Marion S. Kitto
Author: Family of Marion S. Kitto
Marion S. Kitto
Family of Marion S. Kitto
Marion S. Kitto, 93, passed away Wednesday, March 19th, 2025 at the Billings Broadwater Care Home in Townsend, Montana.
Marion was born April 8, 1931, near Corvallis, Montana, to Andrew Stewart and Clara (Stark) Stewart. The arrival of two sisters, Harriet and Jane, would complete the family.
When Marion was in the 4th grade, the family moved to Twin Bridges, Montana. She continued her education in Twin Bridges and graduated from High School in 1949. At age eleven, she made a choice to serve God and was faithful to that commitment all her life.
Marion married Forrest Kitto on June 10, 194,9 in Twin Bridges. They made their home and farmed in the Toston Valley.
Forrest and Marion raised 3 children together: Rod, Pam and Barb.
Marion loved being outdoors. She raised chickens and a big garden: harvesting, canning and freezing food the family enjoyed during the winter months. One of her favorite jobs on the farm was driving the buck rake. During haying season, it was a common sight to see her racing across the field, her ponytail flying behind her.
Forrest and Marion loved to camp. Marion wrote the Crow Creek News for several years. Using the money she earned, the family enjoyed a yearly camping trip at Wade Lake. After Forrest passed away in 1999, Marion continued to enjoy her quilting hobby. In Marion's home, her love for cats and owls was very evident, gracing walls, shelves, and tables.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest, and her two sisters, Harriet Elden of Washington and Jane Dalke of Wyoming. Survivors include her son, Rod (Linda) Kitto of Toston, daughters, Pam (Leonard) Lambott of Toston, Barb (Duane) Durkee of Helena, eight grandchildren, Todd (Kay) Kitto of Toston, Brittney (Mike) Ray of Moscow Idaho, Wanda Lambott of Townsend, Karen (Jason) Noyes of Toston, Carmen (Hugh) Braaten of Townsend, Wendy (Blaine) McRae of Townsend, Shannon Durkee of Boise, Idaho, and Shaun (Emily) Durkee of Bozeman. Marion had a special love for her fifteen great-grandchildren: Aiden, Alex and Aura Kitto, Melania and Mishayla Lambott, Tyler, Taylor, Colton, and Kaitlyn Noyes, Trenton, Kadyn, and Spencer Braaten, Dannika McRae, and Lila and Forrest Durkee. She is also survived by many close friends and relatives.
The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff at Billings Broadwater Care Home for your loving care of our Mom. We appreciate your every kindness extended to Mom and to us.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home, 212 Broadway Street in Townsend. There will be a visitation time one hour prior to the service on Friday, March 28th at the Broadwater High School Gymnasium. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at the school gymnasium. A lite reception will follow at the school. A graveside burial rite will be at approximately 4:00 p.m. Friday at Radersburg Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be given to: Activities Fund, Billings Clinic, 110 N. Oak Street, Townsend, MT 59644; Broadwater Community Foundation, P.O. Box 371, Townsend, MT 59644;
or donor's choice.
Please visit https://www.stevensonwilke.com to offer a condolence to the family or to share a memory of Marion.
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