Martha G. Wertz

CRESTON -- Martha G. Wilson, 80, of Creston, died Friday, June 3, 2016, at Brookdale in Wooster after a brief illness.

Martha was born March 21, 1936, at home in Marshallville to the late Robert C. and Genevieve (Taylor) Wertz and was a graduate of Smithville High School. She married James Harry Wilson on March 4, 1956, and they recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary and their 80th birthdays with a family celebration.

Prior to her marriage, Martha worked for the Etling Window Division of Weather-Seal in Orrville and while Jim was in the service she went to California and worked in the office at the Barstow Police Department, later joining him in Hinesville, Ga., when he was recalled.

She was a homemaker and a school bus driver for Norwayne Local Schools for nearly 20 years.

From the age of 12, Martha played the piano and later the organ for her church in Marshallville and after her marriage, she played the organ at Wayne Presbyterian Church in Wooster, where she was a member for the past 60 years.

Surviving in addition to her husband, James, are children, Vicky (Vaughn) Puster of Lakeville, Genevieve (Brian) Jordan of Frankfort, Ernest (Stacey) Wilson of Chesterfield, Mich., and Dan Wilson of Geneva; three grandchildren, five step-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren; a brother, John (Sharon) Wertz of Marshallville; a sister, Evelyn Kramer of Burbank; a sister-in-law, Mary Wertz of Marshallville; a brother-in-law, Harold Hauenstine of Dalton and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Richard and Norma Wilson of Wooster.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, David Wertz; and a sister, Shirley Hauenstine.

Memorial services will be Saturday, July 9 at 11 a.m. at Wayne Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Robert Meyer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends will be received one hour prior to the services at the church. Tributes may be shared at www.Murray-Funeral-Home.com.

Memorials may be made to Wayne Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 7152 Burbank Road, Wooster 44691; or to a charity of the donor's choice.