(KNZA)--A Hiawatha community leader and former business owner is being remembered.

According to an obituary from Hiawatha's Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, Marianne Schmitt died Saturday following a brief illness at the age of 71.

Schmitt owned a CPA firm in Hiawatha for many years, retiring from the practice in 2020.

She was very active in the community, previously serving on the Hiawatha City Commission, Brown County Developmental Services Board and various other committees in the community. Schmitt was a current member of the Morrill Public Library Board

Services for Schmitt will be held Saturday morning at 10:30 at the First United Methodist Church, in Hiawatha.

Among survivors are her husband, Mike, and two sons.