Marianne Rhoades Pittman, age 94 of Dublin, Ohio, passed away on March 15, 2025, in her home. She was born on July 12, 1930, to Paul and Orpha (Benton) Rhoades, the youngest of four children.
On her fridge was the Hunter S. Thompson quote, "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming, "Wow, what a Ride!" This quote aptly captured her essence.
Marianne graduated from Astoria High School, Astoria, Illinois, and Manchester College (Indiana) with a B.S. in Secondary Education with an emphasis in home economics. As a teenager, she sang in a trio with two friends that performed at community events and even on the radio. While at Manchester, she had the opportunity to work on research around the development of rayon.
She married the late Robert "Bob" Pittman on July 24, 1955, in Astoria, Illinois. Together they built a li

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