Marie Agnes (Pennell) Hart

Marie Agnes (Pennell) Hart, age 89, longtime Moses Lake resident passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Samaritan Hospital with family at her side. Marie was born on January 4, 1922 to Claude and Anna (Duffy) Pennell in Hay, WA. She graduated from Prescott High School, Prescott, WA in 1939 and from Kinman Business University, Spokane, WA in 1941. Marie married Cecil W. Hart February 17, 1951 in Dayton, WA. She and her husband farmed in the Clyde area, north of Walla Walla, where they were blessed with twins, Dan and Ann. The family moved to Moses Lake in 1959 and continued to farm in the Block 42 area. After her husband's death in 1969, she devoted herself to raising her children. Later in life, she loved to travel and surrounded herself with photos of family and close friends. Marie was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a brother Robert Pennell and sister Hazel Jacobson. She is survived by her siblings, Pauline (John) Hennings of Ritzville and Lee (Carole) Pennell of Walla Walla; a brother-in-law, Richard Jacobson of Walla Walla; son, Daniel (Gretel) Hart of Moses Lake; daughter, Annita (Gary) Sooy of Cheney; grandchildren, Cecilia Sooy, Amanda (Matt) Webb, Carl, Dale and Paul Hart; great-grandchildren, Vanessa and Zane Webb. Per her request, private family internment will be held at Blue Mountain Memorial Gardens in Walla Walla. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory. Please sign the online guestbook at www.kayserschapel.com.