MARTIN MARY B. Upper Yoder Twp., died June 30, 2013, at Memorial Medical Center. Mary was the wife of Rev. Father Charles P. Martin, retired Rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Johnstown. They recently celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary. They were united in Holy Matrimony in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mt. Lebanon. They were the parents of six children, James Charles, born in 1960, and died as an infant, J. Christopher, born 1961, of Falls Church, VA, Stephen Richard (Jane), born 1963, of Berlin, PA, Thomas Robert, born 1965, and died as the result of a fall, in 1985, Susan Elizabeth Von Schondorf, born 1966, of Wescosville, PA, and Timothy William (Rachel), born 1969, of Beaver; four grandchildren, Jami, Heather, Matthew and Zane. Mary was the daughter of the late George A. and Elizabeth Lena (Lyons) Balch. Her father died in 1937, and her mother then married Rev. Harold Day, both deceased; she also was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Smith; and a brother, George W. Balch. Mary was a graduate of Carnegie Tech, now Carnegie Mellon, with a degree in food services, and worked as a dietician in the Pittsburgh public schools for three years. Upon moving to Johnstown, she worked for many years in food services at Westmont School District, mostly at the Junior High. Friends will be received on Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., at PICKING - TREECE - BENNETT MORTUARY, INC., 921 Menoher Blvd., Johnstown. Services will be held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Wednesday at 11:00 a.m., the Very Rev. George L.W. Werner and Rev. Leslie G. Reimer officiating. Private inurnment will take place on the family farm in Somerset County. Memorial donations may be directed to St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 335 Locust St., Johnstown, PA 15901, or the Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Dr., Suite 105, Rosewood, MA 01923 or a charity of choice. www.ptbmortuary.com Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb
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