Laura Celesta Wiest1

F, #16571, b. 23 October 1894, d. 8 April 1995
  • Last Edited: 1 May 2023
  • Laura Celesta Wiest was born on 23 October 1894, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Frederick Milton Wiest and Sarah Spotts.
  • Laura Celesta Wiest married John Nelson Martz, son of Jacob A. Martz and Emma Arella Schaffer.1
  • Laura Celesta Wiest died on 8 April 1995, Malta, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 100.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Laura C. Martz, 100, Millersburg
    Homemaker
    MILLERSBURG - Laura C. Martz, 100, of 2608 Shippen Dam Road, formerly of Dalmatia, died Saturday, April 8, 1995, at her home.
    Born Oct. 23, 1894, in Lower Mahanoy Township, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Sarah (Spotts) Wiest. She was married to John C. Martz, who preceded her in death.
    Mrs. Martz was a homemaker.
    She was a member of St. Luke United Church of Christ, Malta.
    She is survived by two sons, Daniel A. of Dalmatia and Nelson J. of Beech Creek, Pa; three daughters, Mildred C. Strait of Millersburg, Mary I. Koppenhaver of Dalmatia RD and Martina E. Bechtel of Williamsport; 21 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by three daughters, Sarah Martz, Florence Hoffman and Annabell Crothermel.
    The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke United Church of Christ, Malta, by the Rev. Chester Chaney. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery.
    Visitors may call from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Tuesday at the church.
    Funeral arrangements were made by Hoover Funeral Homes, Millersburg.
    The Daily Item, April 10, 1995, Page 9.2
  • She was buried on 11 April 1995, at St. Luke's Parish Cemetery, Malta, Northumberland County, PA.3,2
  • Father*: Frederick Milton Wiest b. 7 Jan 1854, d. 8 Apr 1926
  • Mother*: Sarah Spotts b. 10 Apr 1857, d. 7 Feb 1920

Children of Laura Celesta Wiest and John Nelson Martz

  • Daniel Albert Martz+ b. 18 Sep 1912, d. 13 Oct 1997
  • Mildred C. Martz b. 23 Feb 1917, d. 21 Sep 1998
  • Sarah E. Martz b. 28 Dec 1918, d. 6 Dec 1921
  • Mary Irene Martz+ b. 13 Apr 1921, d. 3 May 2023
  • Nelson J. Martz b. 12 Jul 1923, d. 23 Apr 2002
  • Martina Martz b. 4 Aug 1925, d. 6 Jul 2008
  • Florence L. Martz b. 1 Nov 1927, d. 25 Apr 1993
  • Annabelle M. Martz b. 20 Jan 1931, d. 23 Jan 1971

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Laura C. Martz, The Daily Item, April 10, 1995, Page 9. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… accessed May 1, 2023).
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13221781. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.