Scott Whitters

SCOTT WHITTERS

Cedar Rapids

Scott Whitters, 49, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, from a hemorrhagic brain bleed. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, by the Rev. Dennis Cahill. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, with a vigil service at 4 p.m. Private inurnment: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include his parents, Bill and Penny Whitters; brother, Todd Whitters (Kim McKernan); sister, Laura Hivento (Sandy McDonald); daughter, Taylor Munson; and niece and nephews, Chase and Skyla Whitters and Carlos and Alex Hivento.

Scott was born Jan. 21, 1965, in Cedar Rapids, the son of William and Penny (Nennig) Whitters. He went to St. Joseph Elementary School and graduated from Marion High School in 1983. He was a carpenter for Local 308 with Rinderknecht & Associates, and was later self-employed.

Scott was passionate about hunting and fishing, spending months at a time in Canada, where he would guide people in hunting moose and bear. He also loved turkey hunting with his bow.

Scott will be remembered for his kindness and generous heart. He offered his time and energy to help everyone, often working himself to exhaustion. He would get sick or have trees fall on him and be black and blue all over and still not see a doctor.

His friends and family were very important to him, but the bond he had with his brother, Todd, was his most important. Scott will be greatly missed.

He enjoyed a good steak, margaritas, ice cream, rock music, and hated spiders!

Memorials are suggested to the family to be used for Taylor's future education expenses.

Please share your support and condolences with Scott's family on his celebration wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.