Brodhead - Martha "Marty" L. Walker, age 74, of Brodhead, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2011, at Agrace HospiceCare Inc., Madison. She was born on February 22, 1937 in Greenfield, OH, the daughter of Roland "Ike" and Martha (Day) Grice. She married John T. Walker on July 11, 1959 in Greenfield, OH.
Marty graduated from Edward Lee McClain High School, Greenfield, OH, in 1955. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Brodhead, the church choir, Lydia Circle and Hand Bell Choir Director. She was a past member of the Brodhead Water and Light Board, the Brodhead Historical Society Board of Directors and its past curator.
Marty is survived by her loving husband, John, Brodhead; children, Dan (Carol) Walker, Bratislava, Slovakia, Rob (Michelle) Walker, Livingston, MT, Susan (Brent) Bresser, Whitewater, WI, Tom (Patty) Walker, Beloit, WI; three sisters, Ruth Ann (Bob) Watts, Greenfield, OH, Katy (Bob) Horton, Seattle, WA, Sue Etta (Gary) Harvey, Kent, OH; sisters-in-law, Bobbie Grice, Morrow, OH, Maxene Walker, Greenfield, OH; nine grandchildren, Brittany and Zachary Walker, John and Tom Walker, Margaret and Eva Bresser, John and Henry Bresser, Hannah Walker; a special friend, Jeff Vogel, Brodhead; several nieces and nephews, and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Daniel Grice, and a sister, Alice Jean Soltysiak.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, November 11, 2011, at the United Methodist Church, Brodhead, with Rev. Ellis "Hap" Itson officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., Thursday, at the D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home, Brodhead, WI. Memorials may be made to Agrace HospiceCare Inc., or the United Methodist Church, Brodhead. Online condolences may be made at www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com.
Marty graduated from Edward Lee McClain High School, Greenfield, OH, in 1955. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Brodhead, the church choir, Lydia Circle and Hand Bell Choir Director. She was a past member of the Brodhead Water and Light Board, the Brodhead Historical Society Board of Directors and its past curator.
Marty is survived by her loving husband, John, Brodhead; children, Dan (Carol) Walker, Bratislava, Slovakia, Rob (Michelle) Walker, Livingston, MT, Susan (Brent) Bresser, Whitewater, WI, Tom (Patty) Walker, Beloit, WI; three sisters, Ruth Ann (Bob) Watts, Greenfield, OH, Katy (Bob) Horton, Seattle, WA, Sue Etta (Gary) Harvey, Kent, OH; sisters-in-law, Bobbie Grice, Morrow, OH, Maxene Walker, Greenfield, OH; nine grandchildren, Brittany and Zachary Walker, John and Tom Walker, Margaret and Eva Bresser, John and Henry Bresser, Hannah Walker; a special friend, Jeff Vogel, Brodhead; several nieces and nephews, and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Daniel Grice, and a sister, Alice Jean Soltysiak.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, November 11, 2011, at the United Methodist Church, Brodhead, with Rev. Ellis "Hap" Itson officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., Thursday, at the D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home, Brodhead, WI. Memorials may be made to Agrace HospiceCare Inc., or the United Methodist Church, Brodhead. Online condolences may be made at www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com.