Mrs. Martha Edna Ross, 80, of Rochester  passed away at 5:56 AM, June 2, 2019 at  Mease Dunedin Hospital in Dunedin, Florida.

In Detroit Michigan, on  May 11, 1939,   Martha Edna Johns was born.  She was a cherished daughter of Wolford Dixon and Mary Roncone Johns.  Growing up she shared her childhood with two sisters and a brother.On July 9, 1979,  Martha and Charles Richard Ross were married in Marcum, IL.   They shared 39 years of life's adventures.

A woman who enjoyed the simple pleasures in life, Martha embraced nature while sitting on her porch or gazebo and watched the seasons of the Tippecanoe River.  Penny slots was her favorite game when she visited the casinos in southwest Michigan or northern Indiana.  Some of her best memories were made while camping at Broken Arrow Campground in Winamac and visiting her neighbors, tooling around on her golf cart.   Cruising to the Bahamas, allowed for much fun, relaxation and making new friends.   The very best of times was spent with her family at special celebrations or the holidays.

Left to cherish Martha's memory are a daughter, Marda Ann Vogel, of Osceola;  a son, Donald Johns and wife Suzanne of Rochester;  4 step-sons: Charles J. Ross and wife Deborah of Delong, Tony Ross and wife Vicki of  Monticello, Mark Ross and wife Denise of Wheatfield, Carty Joe Ross and wife Peggy of Wyoming;  27 grandchildren;   16  great-grandchildren; a sister Deloris "Dolly"  Smith of  Chicago; a brother, Lloyd Chester Johns of Utica, Michigan; a special friend and partner in crime, Linda Johnson of Dunedin, Fl; as well as several nieces and nephews.  Preceding Martha in death are her parents Wolford and Mary Johns, her beloved husband Charles Richard Ross on May 10, 2018, and a sister Shirley Johns.

A celebration of the life of  Mrs Martha Edna Ross will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 8, 2019, in the Delong Gospel Lighthouse, 5823 Center St., Delong.  Pastor Pat Allen will officiate.  Friends may visit with the family from 4-7 PM on Friday, June 7, 2019 in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 West 18 ^th St., Rochester  and two hours prior to the service in the church.  Interment will be in the Leiters Ford Cemetery.   Memorials may be made to Delong Gospel Lighthouse, PO Box 650, Delong, IN 46922