OBIT: Ralph Calvin MARTZ, 2000, native of Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Mary Beth Stahle Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ MARTZ Ralph Calvin Martz, 91, formerly of Salisbury, died Aug. 12, 2000, in Martinez, Ga. Born July 9, 1909 in Meyersdale, a son of the late William and Annie (Liphart) Martz. Preceded in death by wife, Florence (Schrock) Martz on June 10, 1998, two infants, son Jerry and daughter, Mary Alice, brother, Harry Martz, sisters Edna Handwerk, and Florence Wetmiller. Survived by two daughters, Faye Ann, wife of Joseph Grew, Somerset and Carolyn Martha, wife of Philip Caldwell, Martinez, Ga.; grandchildren Melanie Grew, Coral Springs, Fla.; Kristine (Grew), wife of Eric Longwell, Hanover, Pa. Charles and his wife, Lynne (Runkle) Grew, Mechanicsburg, Melissa Caldwell, Chapel Hill, N.C. and great-granddaughters Berea and Anna Longwell. He was a retired farmer. Member of the Meyersdale Church of the Brethren. Friends will be received 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday at Leckemby Funeral Home, Meyersdale, where the funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday. Pastor Eric Longwell officiating. Interment, Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to Meyersdale Church of the Brethren. Daily American, August 24, 2000 [M0316]