Mrs. Marvin (Hope) Whites, age 79, of rural Iroquois, died Saturday, April 16, 2005 at the Huron Nursing Home after a long illness. Her funeral Mass will be at 10:30 AM Wednesday, April 20th at St. Pauls Catholic Church in Iroquois with Father Cathal Gallagher officiating. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday afternoon until 3:30 PM at the Welter Funeral Home and from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday evening at St. Pauls Catholic Church in Iroquois. There will be a Scripture Service at 7:30 PM Tuesday evening at St. Pauls Catholic Church. Hope Whites was born Hope Marie Houlihan on September 21, 1925, the fourth child born to Timothy and Helen (Gutzmer) Houlihan on a farm south of Lane, SD. She attended Meyer Country School and graduated from Lane High School in 1943. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Wilfrids Catholic Church in Woonsocket, SD. She attended Notre Dame Junior College in Mitchell with a degree in business and journalism with a 4.0 average. She served as State Safety Director at the State Capital in Pierre for two years and one year as stenographer at the Standard Oil Central Office in Huron where she came down with Bulbar Polio and was sick for two years. On December 2, 1950, Hope married Marvin R. Whites at St. Martins Rectory in Huron by Rev. Vern Neer. They moved to a farm five miles north and one mile west of Iroquois. Two children were born to this union, Margery Marie Whites on June 22, 1952 and Ronald Russell Whites on October 7, 1959. Hope was a busy farmer's wife raising poultry and painting farm buildings. She was a religion teacher for 33 years; American Legion Junior Auxiliary Leader and Miss Poppy Advisor for over 30 years. She taught recreation and dance classes in both Iroquois and Huron for 14 years. She was a 4-H Leader for 16 years and she and Marvin square danced for 15 years. Hope and her husband, Marvin published the Iroquois American Legion Post Newspaper, The Grenade for eight years where they won many awards on it. She won many awards at the South Dakota State Fair for her jellies, jams, and literature entries. Hope was presented the Iroquois Community Plaque in 1991 and again in 1996 for working with the youth and Iroquois Sports Day. She was presented the National First Place Trophy for being the outstanding Junior Auxiliary Leader in the Unites States in 1969. She treasured this award the most. She is survived by her husband Marvin of rural Iroquois; one daughter, Margery Whites (Larry) Roth of St. Cloud, MN; one son Ronald Whites of rural Iroquois; her sister Dorothy Morgan of Sebastopol, CA; three brothers, Douglas Houlihan of Hemet, CA; Milo (Betty) Houlihan of Hastings, MN and Edward (Agnes) Houlihan of Huron; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death her father in 1945, her mother in 1981, and many aunts, uncles, and several cousins. All are buried at Woonsocket.