Marilou Skinner, age 81 of Lowden, passed away on Friday March 4, 2022 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence on Tuesday March 8, 2022 at 11:00 AM with Pastor Tessa Cavey officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Massillon Cemetery. Marilou was born to Kenneth and Velma Geronzin Crosthwaite on January 25, 1941 in the family home in Grand Mound, Iowa. She married John Skinner on February 1, 1958 in Lowden, Iowa. Survivors include her husband John; children Kate (Elmer) St. John of Clarence, Kevin (Susanne Snead) of Massillon, and Kendra (Dave) Rock of Pella; grandchildren Lindsey (Dave) Doscher, Kevin (Heather) Skinner Jr., Mandy (Jarred Watson) Davis, Kirby (Abigail) Rock, and Karlee (Andrew) Schneider; 18 great grandchildren; sisters Donna Tank of Oxford Junction and Karen (Dana) Alitz of Lost Nation. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister Judy Henry; step-father Duane Rutenbeck; and brother-in-law Merle Tank. Marilou enjoyed playing cards, quilting, collecting rabbits, and decorating for the holidays and the different seasons. She owned a craft shop in Clarence back in the 1980's. She would look forward to cooking Sunday dinners for her family, as spending time with them was important to her. Marilou was a loving person to everybody that was in her life.