Rosetta Martin

June 7, 2024 at 5:33 p.m.


Rosetta Martin, 89, passed away peacefully at home, Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
She was born May 17, 1935, in Middlebury to Benjamin and Nancy Roth Riegsecker. On May 11, 1957, she married Eugene M. Martin in Middlebury; he died June 20, 2010.
Survivors include three children: Rosalyn (Lavern) Cross, Middlebury; Rhonda (Smith) Noel, Narvon, Pa.; and Jeff (Bonnie) Martin, Hicksville, Ohio; a daughter-in-law, Teresa Martin-Gay, Silver Lake; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three siblings: Marie Riegsecker, Goshen; Wilma (Ivan) Leichty, Ligonier; and Herman (Ida) Riegsecker, Middlebury.
Along with her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Randy Martin; and a sister, Lorene Riegsecker.
Mrs. Martin was currently attending Living Water Mennonite Church. A loving homemaker, she and her husband, Eugene, worked together on their dairy farm for 30 years near Goshen and then moved to the Silver Lake area in 1998, where they continued farming. They retired in Goshen in 2008.
Rosetta enjoyed gardening in her flower beds, crocheting projects and spending time with her family.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 9 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Living Water Mennonite Church, 2815 Dierdorff Road, Goshen, followed by 5 p.m. funeral service. Burial will be Monday, June 10 at 9:30 a.m. at Griner Cemetery, Middlebury.
Memorial gifts may be directed to World Missionary Press, New Paris.
Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Rosetta Martin, 89, passed away peacefully at home, Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
She was born May 17, 1935, in Middlebury to Benjamin and Nancy Roth Riegsecker. On May 11, 1957, she married Eugene M. Martin in Middlebury; he died June 20, 2010.
Survivors include three children: Rosalyn (Lavern) Cross, Middlebury; Rhonda (Smith) Noel, Narvon, Pa.; and Jeff (Bonnie) Martin, Hicksville, Ohio; a daughter-in-law, Teresa Martin-Gay, Silver Lake; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three siblings: Marie Riegsecker, Goshen; Wilma (Ivan) Leichty, Ligonier; and Herman (Ida) Riegsecker, Middlebury.
Along with her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Randy Martin; and a sister, Lorene Riegsecker.
Mrs. Martin was currently attending Living Water Mennonite Church. A loving homemaker, she and her husband, Eugene, worked together on their dairy farm for 30 years near Goshen and then moved to the Silver Lake area in 1998, where they continued farming. They retired in Goshen in 2008.
Rosetta enjoyed gardening in her flower beds, crocheting projects and spending time with her family.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 9 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Living Water Mennonite Church, 2815 Dierdorff Road, Goshen, followed by 5 p.m. funeral service. Burial will be Monday, June 10 at 9:30 a.m. at Griner Cemetery, Middlebury.
Memorial gifts may be directed to World Missionary Press, New Paris.
Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, is assisting the family with arrangements.

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