Martha Edna RossROCHESTER – Mrs. Martha Edna Ross, 80, of Rochester, passed away at 5:56 a.m. June 2, 2019, at Mease Dunedin Hospital in Dunedin, Fla.
In Detroit, Mich., on May 11, 1939, Martha Edna Johns was born. She was a cherished daughter of Wolford Dixon and Mary Roncone Johns. Growing up, she shared her childhood with two sisters and a brother.
On July 9, 1979, Martha and Charles Richard Ross were married in Marcum, Ill. They shared 39 years of life’s adventures.
A woman who enjoyed the simple pleasures in life, Martha embraced nature while sitting on her porch or gazebo and watched the seasons of the Tippecanoe River. Penny slots was her favorite game when she visited the casinos in southwest Michigan or northern Indiana. Some of her best memories were made while camping at Broken Arrow Campground in Winamac and visiting her neighbors, tooling around on her golf cart. Cruising to the Bahamas, allowed for much fun, relaxation and making new friends. The very best of times was spent with her family at special celebrations or the holidays.
Left to cherish Martha's memory are a daughter, Marda Ann Vogel, of Osceola; a son, Donald Johns and wife Suzanne of Rochester; four stepsons, Charles J. Ross and wife Deborah of Delong, Tony Ross and wife Vicki of Monticello, Mark Ross and wife Denise of Wheatfield, Carty Joe Ross and wife Peggy of Wyoming; 27 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; a sister, Deloris "Dolly" Smith of Chicago; a brother, Lloyd Chester Johns of Utica, Mich.; a special friend and partner in crime, Linda Johnson of Dunedin, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding Martha in death are her parents, Wolford and Mary Johns; her beloved husband, Charles Richard Ross on May 10, 2018; and a sister, Shirley Johns.
A celebration of the life of Mrs Martha Edna Ross will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, in the Delong Gospel Lighthouse, Delong. Pastor Pat Allen will officiate. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 7, in the Good Family Funeral Home, Rochester, and two hours prior to the service in the church.
Interment will be in the Leiters Ford Cemetery.
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Memorials to Delong Gospel Lighthouse, PO Box 650, Delong, IN 46922.
Online expressions of sympathy may be made to her family at www.goodfamilyfh.com.
