Martha was employed as a cook for Park High School and Starbuck Middle School and later at Jacobson Manufacturing until her retirement in 1979.
Martha was best known as a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family. She loved to read, sew and cook; favorite family meals included her roasts, stews and pies. Above all, she was a strong, hardworking and dependable person who was able to overcome the many obstacles in her life and was loved by all who had the chance to know her.
She will be dearly missed by her children, Roland Woods, Karen Burmeister and Carolyn (Tom) Flemming; daughter-in law, Dolores Woods; 13 grandchildren, Lynn (Larry) Frontuto, Karen (Robert) Pullen, Nancy Tyron, Steve (Robin) Woods, Lori (Dr. Tom) Schuster, Jim (Kim) Woods, Tom (Sue) Woods, Patti (Jim) Cruz, Lynn (Chuck) Schweikl, Matt (Kerry) Burmeister, Pam (Fiancé Scott Bobinski) Olle, Elizabeth (Carlos Duarte) Hayward, and Tim (Dori) Hayward; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two children, Charlotte Tullgren and Roy Woods; son-in-law, Gene Burmeister; daughter-in-law, LaVerne Woods; three brothers and one sister.
Funeral services for Martha will be held at Wilson Funeral Home on Sunday, December 12, 2010, at 4 p.m. with Rev. Holly Anderle officiating. Relatives and friends may meet with the family at the funeral home from 2 p.m. until the time of service. Interment will be at West Lawn Memorial Park on Monday, December 13, 2010, at 10 a.m.
“Dear Mom, Grandma, and Great-grandma, thank you for all the memories, we will treasure them always. You hold a special place in all our hearts. We will miss you. Love, your family”
“The family would like to thank the staff at Ridgewood Care Center for their kind and compassionate care of Martha.”
Wilson Funeral Home
1212 Lathrop Ave., Racine 262-634-3361
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