Flora (Adams) Martin

Wayne
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A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 10 at 11 AM in Steinman Hall at Moravian Manor, 300 West Lemon Street, Lititz, PA.  The family will greet relatives & friends from 10-11 AM and at the reception immediately following the service.

Flora Adams Martin, age 91, a resident of Moravian Manor in Lititz, PA, formerly of the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne passed away on August 30, 2016

age 91, a resident of Moravian Manor in Lititz, PA, passed away on August 30, 2016.  She was born on June 27, 1925 in Lancaster County, PA, daughter of the late Homer Zern & Alverta Cooper Adams and the stepdaughter of the late Catherine Fleischman Adams.  She was the beloved wife of Homer E. Martin for nearly 66 years.

In addition to her husband, Flora is survived by two daughters: Suzanne, wife of Robert Ward, of Burlington, NJ and Carol, wife of David Dickey, of Omaha, NE; three grandchildren: Steven Ward, Jennifer & Kevin Dickey.  She also is survived by a brother, Homer R. Adams, married to June Strohm Adams, also of Lititz.  She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Adams Hess.

Flora graduated from Lititz High School in 1943.  After high school graduation, she worked in the lab at the Armstrong Cork Company.  In 1948, she received her RN at the University Of Pennsylvania Hospital School Of Nursing.  She also earned her Public Health Nursing Certificate at the University of Pennsylvania in 1950.  From 1948 to 1951, Flora was a visiting nurse in Philadelphia.

Flora was an active member of the Packanack Community Church of Wayne, NJ, where she was very involved in the Agape Program and Benevolence Committee.  After retiring to Lititz, she joined the Lititz Moravian Congregation.  Flora enjoyed cooking, gardening, reading, bird watching, helping others and being a mother and grandmother.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne, NJ 07470; or to Moravian Manor, 300 West Lemon Street, Lititz, PA 17543; or to the Book of Remembrance, Lititz Moravian Congregation, 8 Church Square, Lititz, PA 17543.

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A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 10 at 11 AM in Steinman Hall at Moravian Manor, 300 West Lemon Street, Lititz, PA.  The family will greet relatives & friends from 10-11 AM and at the reception immediately following the service.

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