Martha (nee Childress) Ferris' Obituary
Martha (nee Childress) Ferris, age 83, of Rocky River, Ohio, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023 at Rocky River Village.
She was born February 22, 1940 in Paducah, Kentucky and had been a returned resident of northeast Ohio since January 2023. She previously lived in Boca Raton, Florida for 35 years.
Martha was a 1987 graduate of Cleveland State University, majoring in education, and worked as a teacher for Northwestern and Norland High Schools in Miami-Dade, Florida, retiring in 2001.
She was a longtime member of Boca Raton Methodist Church and Daughters of the American Revolution, Estahakee Chapter. She enjoyed studying genealogy and connecting the extended members of her family.
Survivors include her daughter, Christine (William) Nagy, son, Richard Monturo (Rob Donkers), grandchildren, Alexander Nagy, Angeline (Erik) Toth, great-grandchildren, Noah and Ava Toth, sister, Nancy Van Hoeven, niece, Kyle Van Hoeven, plus additional nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Augustus Monturo, second husband, Thomas Ferris, sister, Julia Childress, brother, Dexter Childress, parents, Paul and Lucille (nee Houser) Childress.
Services are private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Gentiva Hospice, Independence, Ohio.
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