Martha L. Matz
Martha L. Matz, 91, beloved wife of Harold Matz, entered eternal life on December 17, 2021. Daughter of Phillip and Martha Oehler, she was born in Chicago, Ill. In 1960, as lay missionaries of the Lutheran Church, she and her family moved to Frederiksted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, to manage the Queen Louise Home for Children for ten years. Following that wondrous time, they moved to Miami, Fla., where she continued to work as an RN until retiring in 1992. In 1997, they moved to Sun City Center, Fla., where they enjoyed volunteering and becoming active members of Redeemer Lutheran Church.
Martha graduated as a registered nurse from Wesley Memorial Hospital (now Northwestern Memorial Hospital) in Chicago, Ill., in 1951.
She leaves to await the reuniting in the life after death by her son Kenneth (JoAnna) Matz and daughter Sheryl (Tim) Podley; grandchildren, Wade Waters, Beverly Waters, Derek (Collena) Matz, Lauren (Jeff) Denton , Christopher Podley, Chelsea (Nathan) Ott, Amber Matz and Harold Matz; great-grandchildren, Steven, Payton and Noah Waters, Victoria and Dalton Matz, Breanna and Tucker Ott, and Emma Podley; and great-great-grandchild Ezekiel. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Harold; son, Richard Matz, and his wife, Jill Matz; mother, Martha Oehler, father, Phillip Oehler, and sister, Opal Oehler.
With the assurance that God, through the Savior, Jesus Christ, has prepared a place for her in his Kingdom, a burial will be held later at the Sarasota Veteran's cemetery.
In lieu of all flowers, monetary memorials may be given to the Queen Louise Home for Children, Box 866, Frederiksted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, 00841.
Martha graduated as a registered nurse from Wesley Memorial Hospital (now Northwestern Memorial Hospital) in Chicago, Ill., in 1951.
She leaves to await the reuniting in the life after death by her son Kenneth (JoAnna) Matz and daughter Sheryl (Tim) Podley; grandchildren, Wade Waters, Beverly Waters, Derek (Collena) Matz, Lauren (Jeff) Denton , Christopher Podley, Chelsea (Nathan) Ott, Amber Matz and Harold Matz; great-grandchildren, Steven, Payton and Noah Waters, Victoria and Dalton Matz, Breanna and Tucker Ott, and Emma Podley; and great-great-grandchild Ezekiel. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Harold; son, Richard Matz, and his wife, Jill Matz; mother, Martha Oehler, father, Phillip Oehler, and sister, Opal Oehler.
With the assurance that God, through the Savior, Jesus Christ, has prepared a place for her in his Kingdom, a burial will be held later at the Sarasota Veteran's cemetery.
In lieu of all flowers, monetary memorials may be given to the Queen Louise Home for Children, Box 866, Frederiksted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, 00841.