Mrs. Martha Jane Starcher, 74, of Bainbridge, passed away Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Martha was born in Mogadore, Ohio on Nov. 17, 1939. She married Donald Lee Starcher, who preceded her in death in 1982. In 1988, Martha moved from Cleveland, Ohio to Bainbridge.
Mrs. Starcher ran the Starcher Personal Care Home with love and compassion. She loved to square dance and sew. She enjoyed working in her flowers and her rock garden. An animal lover, she leaves behind her three faithful companions, Cookie, Precious and Quincy.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill Smith and Agnes Irene Kreener Smith; husband, Donald Lee Starcher; and son, Richard Starcher.
Survivors include her children, Billy Jenkins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Marta Smolk and husband, Mark of Mogadore, Ohio, Dianne Frederick and husband, Ron of Lorain, Ohio and Ricky Starcher and wife, Patricia of Vada, Ga.; sister Norma Wingate of Bainbridge; ten grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Cox Funeral Home is in charge.