Marie Hannah

My deepest sympathy to Marie’s family and friends. I am a friend of her daughter, Samantha. I will be keeping you all in my prayers.

I have great sadness for the loss of such an amazing person and friend. My sympathy and prayers to her children, husband, family and friends who loved her. I’ve never met someone who devoted so much to helping others. Her humor was uniquely Marie and she could always make me smile. The last time we talked was last month when we were chatting online about high school memories and of her teasing me about some pictures she had of me. She said, ” Oh girl I have a ton of pics of you! Meww ah ah ah. ”
I cannot help crying now …… but because of you I have memories to make me smile….

I will always remember this beautiful woman, especially watching her get married! Much love to Andrew, Deb, and all the family.

Doak family sends their thoughts and prayers to you and your family. We are sorry for your loss, Darrin.

The Smock family sends their condolences. Marie’s passion to help others can never be matched. We all have a new angel watching over us. When you hear the wind blowing it is just Marie saying “woohoo”. Prayers to the family. Stay strong!
Deena Smock

I am leaving the heart symbol as Marie touched many hearts including mine. I am sorry for your loss and hope that your memories will help ease your pain. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Toni Brown

Marie was a unique and awesome lady, she was caring, loving, always ready for teasing or some humor. But mostly you could count on her love and true friendship through any amount of time. May God’s love surround your family now and that they know that you loved them. RIP

She was the face of love and kindness to so many people. I remember a time we drove together to Rabiners to visit someone and she spilled her huge fountain pop down her shirt and we had to stop at Kmart in Webster city to buy her a shirt because she was soaking wet. I still laugh thinking about it… or once when went to Forest Ridge and she slipped on the ice in the parking lot and went down taking me with her…..she was the one who prayed for the snow and loved the winter. She was also always good at taking me down a peg. She was honorable and good at speaking truth to power, often at her own expense. She talked about how much she loved her family, Darin, Sam, Deb, and Andrew , as well as her extended family ALL THE TIME. I know we all miss her, but the poem Pam Langmann posted is so true. She is free. There is one more Angel in heaven. One more star in the sky.

Although I have only known you for a short while, you were Hope to a lot of people.
I love the butterfly, the wings will take you to the other Angels.
Rest in peace, thoughts and prayers for all of your family and the friends you have left behind.

Words can’t express how I’m feeling at this very moment. A true friend GONE TOO SOON. I miss Marie like crazy and it will never be the same. And although I’ve only known Marie for three in a half years It felt like I knew her for a life time. Marie was one of the kindness people I knew and I’m glad I got the chance to get to know her. I’m going to miss her deeply the jokes she told, the laughs and the conversations we shared in person and over the phone. I met Marie when I was a Community Assistant for her daughter and from the very first moment that we met we had this bond. Praying & sending my condolences to the family of Marie Hannah. Praying that God comforts you all during this very difficult time. R.I.Paradise My friend gone but not forgotten & I’ll always love you.

To family and friends of Marie sending sincere sympathy. I had not know Marie for very long but she was a wonderful addition to my life and many others. She was an inspiration for practicing the traditions of being kind, patient, tolerant and loving to all. Her home group will miss her forever. I know that her light is shining with a brilliance beyond our earthly understanding. Marie, may you know that you were loved and appreciated for your experience, strength and hope. Fondly, Marla M

Words cannot express the magnitude of loss we all feel. My love and prayers go out to all Marie’s family.

So sorry for your loss. God be with the family

My sincere condolences to family and friends during this difficult.Marie was very much loved by all.This is why she remains in Gods memory. As stated in the Biblie in John 5:28,29, God promises to bring back to life those that have passed. May you all find hope in this wonderful promise.

Our family sends our thoughts and prayers to your family. Marie was my daughter Kenneddy’s mentor in the Independence School District. Marie was a very wonderful woman, who continued to keep contact with my daughter, even after our family moved out of the Independence school district. My daughter will forever miss Marie and all of her kindness. Kasi Maakestad.

She is my step mother’s sister. I remember the first time I met her, she embraced me in a giant hug and made me feel like I was welcome and belonged.

I feel very honored to have gotten the time I did to get to know Marie. She was a blessing to know. Her laugh sure made me smile She will be truly missed.

My Memories of Marie
By Linda Habovick
She showed up in the library and asked me to recommend a book
And from that day forward being together as friends we were hooked
We were cohorts in crime, chewing with mouths open in the lunch room
And stealing food off each other’s plates, unless it was a mushroom
( I was safe if the food had mushrooms, Marie didn’t like them…hahaha)
Laughing a bit too loudly in the hallways, passing notes in our classes
Having no regard for bodily functions in public, including passing gasses!
(Hahaha-If you knew Marie you KNOW I didn’t make that up!!)
When Marie felt she was right, she’d give even a stranger a piece of her mind
But that was OK , because we all know Marie was right most of the time.
Though she wore a tough exterior, inside she was a big softy
She loved babies, animals, SNOW, and clothes that were comfy
But most of all she loved every one of her family and friends
Her Mom, Dad, siblings, Sam, Debbie, Andrew and husband Darren
She loved her co-workers and clients and never minded the time that it took
To stay in contact with EVERYONE she loved, EVERY DAY on Facebook
And I tell you a more generous person you could NEVER find
Always available to give of her advice, or her money or her time
Marie LOVED one word descriptions, but for her one single word there never has been
So I have made up my own word for her and it is: Locamazingsupersapien
(Which translates to Crazyamazingsuperwiseperson)

A FEW MORE THOUGHTS:
It is hard to put everything that I want to say into a poem. There is too much to say about Marie. I just wanted to express that I knew Marie since Junior High School and I can honestly say that she was the best friend, the best mother and the best confidant that anyone could ever ask for. We were complete opposites, she wanted to watch horror films and war movies and I wanted to see science fiction or fantasy. We could rarely pick a movie to go to together for this reason. She always wanted to be outside, riding bikes or playing basketball, when all I wanted to do was read a book or watch T.V. But, that was one of the many amazing things about Marie. She got along with all types of people, completely understanding that differences are what made the relationships with people interesting.
I also just want to mention that she was the BEST MOTHER that I have ever known. We raised our children (of similar ages) up at the same time and I always admired the amount of time she devoted to her children, the amount that she bragged on them, sent pictures of them and supported them in their life events. She had a great understanding of how important it was to use “tough love” when necessary, and though it may have seemed at times to you (Sam, Deb and Andrew) that your mother was callous or uncaring, it was just the opposite. She cared too much, the too much kind of caring that every mother should pour out to their children in both obviously loving and openly harsh ways. I do hope that you all know how much she loved you, because I can attest to that and wanted you to hear it.
And, Darren, you made her the happiest that I have seen her in my whole life. The two of you seemed to click and it was obvious that she loved you and enjoyed spending her life with you. Thank you for being so very good to my best friend and understanding her inside and out.
I also want everyone to know that one of Marie’s last actions upon this earth was to send me a card with $200 in it. She knew that both my boy’s cars needed replacing and that I was struggling. You may say, well most any friend would send $ if they could, but it is the words in the card that sum up Marie and her loving, giving spirit. She wrote (and I quote) “ Lin, no whining about this. No pay backs either!! It’s a Pay It Forward Deal. Someday just do a random act of kindness for someone else. I hope this helps a little.” Her words show how she was always thinking of others and her own words are the best summation of who Marie was as a person, so I will end on that thought, only to add that she will be missed more than words can express………

I have been putting this off as I start to cry whenever I try. I met Marie when Andrew was in diapers. I helped her become approved to adopt her daughter and spent time with her and her family in their home. I knew that Marie had a big heart then. Later I was able to be her supervisor and we had lots of fun. We often had to curb our laughter in my office so that other staff didn’t get upset with us. She and I both loved snow… I gave her the book, “Everybody Farts” when she took a new job. Then later when I adopted my son and he came to live with us, one of his friends was, Andrew Mahler. Who would have thought we would be mother’s of two sons who were friends! My son, Tom, loved going to stay over night with Andrew and part of this was due to the fact that Marie always made him feel good and reduced his anxiety. I haven’t had much contact with Marie lately except on Facebook and feel sad that I didn’t keep in better contact. Marie was a fun and caring person. I miss her. Dianne Larsen