Martha Johanna Carter
1922-2012
Martha Johanna Carter 90, of St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Monday, July 9, 2012.
Martha was born in OST Grossefehn, Germany to Johan Theodore and Marie (DeWall) Meyer.
She married Frank Janssen on April 18, 1940 and to this union two sons were born. On July 1, 1978 she married Eugene Carter. Both husbands preceded her in death as well as her parents and one brother, Henry Meyer.
Martha worked for the St. Joseph State Hospital for over 25 years and retired in 1981.
She was a longtime member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church and an avid quilter.
Survivors include her sons, James Janssen and wife Judy of Sunrise Beach, Missouri and Gary Janssen of Edinburg, Texas; Four grandchildren, Julie Farrell, Jeff and Tad Janssen and Carrie Miles; 10 great-grandchildren; three sisters and one brother, Johanna Koolstra, Harriet Wagner, Dorothy Beiswenger and George Meyer; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services: 10:00 A.M. Monday, St. Paul Lutheran Church. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The Family will receive friends 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Sunday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, where friends may call after 2:00 P.M. Sunday. The Family suggests memorial gifts to St. Paul Lutheran School.
Jim, Judy &Gary,
Sorry to hear about your mother.
Our prayers are with you all.
My thoughts and prayers our with you both and your family.
Jim, Judy, and your families-
we extend our sincere sympathy
and will have you in our thoughts
and prayers.
So sorry for your loss of your mother, Jim. Please know we care and our prayers are with you and your families at this time.
Jim and Judy,
Please accept our sympathy on the passing of your Mother. Know that our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
So sorry for your loss.
I just wanted to share a fond thought/memory: Great Aunt Martha used to send us fireworks for the Fourth of July. We looked forward to that so much. Even though we were many miles away, she was always with us in spirit…and will continue to be.
May God give you comfort during this difficult time.
I am so sorry for your loss. I work at Country Squire and I am so thankful I was able to get to know Martha. I will miss her so very much. My prayers are with your family at this time.
Jim & Judy & Family,
We want to send our sympathy for your loss.Our prayers are with you.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time. While we never were able to spend much time with Great Aunt Martha, as my sister Elizabeth mentioned, we thought of her often. I still have a doll that she made for me as a child and I will always cherish it. May the promise of God’s grace be comfort to you now.
What a great lady! Our family will miss her … what an impression she made upon Wharton, Texas, in the small amount of time spent here! My family particulary fell in love with her!