Birth date: Mar 2, 1947 Death date: Jul 20, 2020
Martha Christa Hermes passed away peacefully in New Port Richey, FL on July 20, 2020 at the age of 73. She was born on March 2, 1947 in Lansing, Michigan to William and Rosemary Wackerly, and was the oldest of three girls. Martha Read Obituary
I have good memories of Martha at Holy Cross.
Mom, I miss you so much! I actually picked up my phone to call you today. I miss hearing your voice, your advice, and simply just chatting about normal stuff. Thank you for being such a wonderful mom and friend, you are forever missed and always loved. ❤️
Mama, you are missed more than you know. There are so many memories. You were such a creative, thoughtful and loving human That touched many lives. Your beautiful smile and the laughter are missed beyond words. My heart is broken without you. I love you
I am so very heartbroken. I have such wonderful fond memories of Marty from way back in our school days and after. She was such a sweet, wonderful person. I feel Blessed to have had her in my life before she moved to Florida. We did have alot of good fun times back then. Love you Marty and God Bless you. You are one of God's Angel's now🙏😇
She is with Jesus now, her mind is perfect again and her heart is full. Your family now has another beautiful angel watching over y’all. I can remember some beautiful laughs with Marty...at church and over a glass of wine around the holidays. Thank you for sharing her with me Amy. Her smile is forever frozen like the perfect pictures of her. I will see her in Heaven one day and can’t wait to see the beautiful art she has painted for us all to see! Happy Heavenly Days to you Ms. Marty 💜✝️️😇🌈
Marty, I only had the chance to see you a few times over the years. I remember your happy attitude and always smiling. It was clear to me you had a zest for life. I’m so sorry the last few years have been rough for you and the family. You are in the arms of Jesus now where there is no pain , just happiness. Amy, Gwen and Krista , you will all be our prayers for the weeks and months to come. 🙏
Heartbroken.
I love you very much Mom. My world is very different now. This diagnosis took me by surprise.
I’ve missed seeing you since March 2nd, 2020. The last time we hugged was on your 73rd Birthday weekend, our 24th wedding anniversary weekend and the 2 year weekend when my Dad passed away. It was such a bittersweet weekend.
They say you never know when the last time you can be with someone is. Due to COVID-19, I haven’t been able to hug you since then. It breaks my heart how lonely and scared you must have felt, just like ai have. I’m so thankful I was there with you the past 2 weeks.
I have so many fun memories with you. Most of them had to do with us being on the water. I wish you could have seen our little lake house Mom. You would have wanted to paint me a picture of it! I know you loved me so much, thank you for always telling me that. I love you so much Mom. Amy
My friend Marty July 2020
One of the first times I met “Marty Babes” was when I took her out shopping as she needed some new bras! Hahaha! We spent a few hours in a dressing room trying on a variety of bras that would work for her…and we laughed and laughed together that whole afternoon! The bond between us was created in the lingerie dept. of a Bealls department store! We wheeled around that store and shared some silly times together. Soon after that, we came up with the nicknames of “Lucy and Ethel” as we both could’ve been either of these characters! We often had people starring at us as we chucked and laughed…we just thought they were jealous and wanted to be having as much fun as us! :)
I loved the times I spent with Marty, taking her out and about for shopping trips, medical appointments, lunches at our favorite Mexican restaurant with the cute waiter or trips to see the water. Each trip consisted of lots of stories, updates on each of her kids and grandkids as well as story-telling from years gone by. We talked about God, her faith and her foibles. I knew early on that “little miss spunky” had always been a bit feisty and was full of life and a bit of sass! We connected over our similar sense of humor and desire to have fun as we got out and ‘caused trouble’! :)
Marty-Babes and I never seemed to run out of things to talk about…she often asked about my family, my parents and even our dog Parker. When I could no longer take Marty out due to her immobility, I would drop by for visits and even brought Parker a few times! She loved sharing her chicken noodle soup with the pup…and got tickled when he licked her hands non-stop. I would usually bring her a sweet treat or just a cheeseburger from McDonalds which she said she often craved. (sorry if I wasn’t supposed to do that!) :)
I will miss this spirited, fun-loving, creative, passionate gal! Our little excursions deepened our friendship and gave us a sweet bond with each other. We had planned on doing some painting together, as I was so amazed at her talent…just never got around to it! What a treasure it will always be for me, to have been entrusted to take her out and about or to just be a visitor to her. Whether wearing silly sunglasses, red noses, funny hats, or bright new lipstick colors, we sure enjoyed making each other smile! Love that Lady!
Martha as I remember had a wonderful smile and laugh. Sorry to hear about her passing. Hugs for all family. Gone but not forgotten. Hang on to the memories
We sure had our happy times together!!! We are blessed to be part of such a caring and loving family and many blessed friends ... RIP
