Funeral services for Marlene Jo Kilts, 73, of Perry, will be 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at the Perry Bible Church, Perry, Iowa. Burial will be in Violet Hill Cemetery, Perry, Iowa. Visitation will be Monday, November 3, 2025 from 3-8 P.M. with family present from 5-8 P.M. at the Perry Bible Church.
Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family. Twigg Funeral Home, Panora, is entrusted with her services.
Marlene is survived by her husband, James Kilts of Perry; sons, Tim (Rhonda) Kilts, Matthew Kilts, daughter-in-law Michelle Robbins all of Perry; 7 grandchildren, Tyler (Ivy) Helgeson, Kody (Alisa) Kilts, Trevor, Owen, MacKenzie, Ella, and Halle Kilts; great-grandchildren, Tony and Lee Helgeson, and Waylon Kilts; sisters, Vivian Luthi of Kansas, Darlene (Bud) Webber of Missouri, and Carla Bousman of Iowa, and brother-in-law Mike Kilts of Washington; along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, 3 brothers, Bud, Larry, and Rick Carpenter, sister Charlene Rothmeyer, niece Jennifer Rothmeyer and sister-in-law Jean Kilts.