Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Hitz, Martha A. July 15, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. M. shabodeho@aol.com July 22, 2011, 1:34 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on July 20, 2011 Martha A. Hitz LEBANON COUNTY Martha Ann Hitz, 77, passed away Friday July 15, 2011, due to respiratory failure as a result of a recent battle with metastatic breast cancer to the lungs. She is survived by her sister, Nancy Gipe; half sister, Carol DeLory; children, Mark "Sonny" Hitz, Becky Deihl, and Andy Hitz; grandchildren, Luke and Erin Deihl, and Julia Hitz; and great-grandchildren, Keegan and Eli Deihl. She was the wife of the late Mark Hitz, her soul mate, best friend, and former co-owner of Double Mar Farm, where together they spent 50 years raising dairy cattle, beef cattle, pigs, and crops. Martha also raised Himalayan and Siamese cats for several years as a hobby, in addition to acres of flower gardens that she lovingly nurtured every year. She was a member of Midway Church of the Brethren for over 50 years, a past-active member of the local Farm Women's Group. A memorial service will be held in her honor on Monday, July 25, 2011, at 11 a.m. in the Midway Church of the Brethren, 13 Evergreen Road, Lebanon, with a visitation beginning on Monday at 10 a.m. She will be buried beside her husband. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Cancer Association. Rohland Funeral Home, Inc. of Lebanon is handling her arrangements. Published in Lebanon Daily News on July 20, 2011 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb