Martha F. Hurd

Martha F. Hurd, age 93, of Blakeslee, Ohio, died at 3:35 P.M. on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a resident. A lifelong resident of the Edon, Ohio, area, she was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Rosary Altar Society. She also was a former member of the Edon Northwest School Board, fulfilling her husband's term upon his death. Martha F. Hurd was born on April 10, 1921, near Edon, Ohio, the daughter of John and Catherine (Thiel) Muehlfeld. She married John H. Hurd on November 10, 1945, in Blakeslee, and he preceded her in death on January 26, 1973. Survivors include three sons, Tom (Vicki) Hurd, of Moraine, Ohio, Ray (Monica) Hurd, of Edon, and Rick (Mitzi) Hurd, of Kingsport, Tennessee; six daughters, Cathy (Fred) Kimpel, of Edgerton, Jane Mancillas, of Maumee, Ohio, Beth (Mark) Brown, of Union, Michigan, Peg (Dave) Sanders, of Kendallville, Indiana, Jackie (Scott) Sheffield, of LaGrange, Kentucky, and Laura (Dave) Marty, of Clyde, Ohio; twenty grandchildren; thirty-seven great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and her twin sister, Agnes Hauter, of Findlay, Ohio. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Francis and Herbert Muehlfeld; one sister, Pauline Trausch; three infant sisters; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 5, 2015, from 3:00-8:00 P.M. in the Krill Funeral Home, Edon, Ohio, followed by recitation of the rosary at 8:00 P.M. Services will be held on Friday, February 6, 2015, at 10:30 A.M. in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Blakeslee, with Father David Cirata officiating. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Memorials are requested to St. Joseph Catholic Church or to Heartland Hospice.