Martha Vohs

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Martha Helen (Cox) Vohs was born February 8, 1933, to William and Edna (Johnson) Cox in Reidsville, North Carolina. She died on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine, Iowa at the age of 77 years, eight months, and 26 days. She attended school in Hickory, North Carolina and graduated from high school there. After graduation Martha worked for Spainhours. On August 27, 1960, Martha married Glenn Vohs in Norfolk, Virginia. Glenn's career was in the United States Navy so they lived in many locations in the United States as well as Rota, Spain. The family moved to Battle Creek, Iowa in 1971 when Glenn retired from the Navy. Martha then worked at the Duke & Min's and Willow Dale. Martha and Glenn moved to Holstein, Iowa in 1988. Martha moved to Woodbine in 2008.

Martha was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Logan and was a former member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Holstein. Martha was an artist and loved to paint. She also enjoyed cooking. Later on, Martha enjoyed listening to books on tape.

Martha was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glenn Vohs; two sisters, Sarah Cox and Margaret Cox; and daughter-in-law, Tammy Vohs. She is survived by her son, Greg Vohs of Owatonna, Minnesota; daughter, Cindy and her husband Bill Maaske of Woodbine, Iowa; six grandchildren; sister Nell Cox of Conover, North Carolina; brother, Bill Cox and his wife Micki of Conover, North Carolina; and many relatives and friends