Lee County FlArchives Obituaries.....Witten, Stanley November 13, 2011
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Charlotte Grove http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007435 November 18, 2011, 8:11 pm

The News Press Nov. 18, 2011
 Stanley Burt Whitten passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the age of 76. 
Mr. Whitten was born on Groundhog Day, February 2, 1935 in Washington, D.C. He 
was the youngest son of Leslie Hunter Whitten and Linnora Harvey Whitten.
 He attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington D.C, class of 1952 and 
won a letter in varsity tennis. He went on to Cornell University in Ithaca, NY 
Class of 1957 and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. Upon 
graduation, he was commissioned in the United States Navy and served from 1957 
through 1960, retiring as a Lieutenant. He was the Chief Engineer on the USS 
Nicholas, a Fletcher-class destroyer, serving assignments in Australia, the 
Philippines, Hong Kong and other stations. 
 Upon leaving the Navy, he married Rose Marie McNerney, a public school 
teacher in the Washington, D.C area on June 29th, 1963 and moved to Silver 
Springs, MD in 1967. Mr. Whitten worked as a Stock Broker in Washington, DC 
until 1974 when he changed careers to become an investigator for the US 
Securities and Exchange Commission. He moved to Northbrook, IL in 1978. When 
he retired in 1995 he was the third ranking official, Assistant Regional 
Director, specializing in fraudulent stock activities.
 He and his wife spent their winters in Fort Myers, FL at their vacation home. 
In 2008 they moved to Madison, WI.
 In Mr. Whitten's free time he composed crossword puzzles from 1976 through 
2011. He was one of the country's most celebrated "cruciverbalist." His 
puzzles were syndicated in newspapers across the country.
 Mr. Whitten is survived by his two brothers, four children and their 
families, four grandchildren, sister-in-law and several nieces and nephews. He 
was preceded in death by his parents and the love of his life, Rose, his wife 
of 46 years.
 A visitation will be held November 19, 2011 at 10:00 a.m at Cress Funeral 
Home, Madison, WI with Pastor Fred Weiss presiding. The family would like to 
thank Carbone Cancer Center and Agrace Hospice Care.

 

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