Martha E. Voigt
Born: October 29th, 1915
Died: October 28th, 2014
Obituary
Martha E. Voigt, 98, of West Burlington, Iowa, died at Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 28, 2014.
Born on October 29, 1915 in Gladstone, Illinois, she was the daughter of Charles and Mary Ellis Babcook. She married Henry W. Voigt on April 6, 1932 in Oquawka, Illinois. He died on October 23, 1971.
Martha was a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking, sweets, walking, traveling on bus trips, social activities, exercising at Klein Center and good songs that she could tap to the beat. She was also an avid reader. Wednesday would have been Martha’s 99th birthday, so on this day her family and friends will be celebrating her life with many fond remembrances. She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Mary (Virgil) Rust of West Burlington, Iowa; two sons, Ernest (Linda) Voigt and Robert (Deborah) Voigt, both of Burlington, Iowa; six grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and one daughter, Laura Freedman.
Funeral services for Martha Voigt will be held on Friday, October 31, 2014 at 11:00 Prugh’s Chapel. Chaplain Dean Graber will officiate. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Friday. A memorial has been established for Klein Center Activity Fund.