Mary Elizabeth Maertens

IN LOVING MEMORY MARY ELIZABETH MAERTENS CELEBRATION OF LIFE Sunday, July 14, 2019 - 1:00P - 4:30pm. Historic Oakland 5430 Vantage Point Road Columbia, MD 21044 April 3, 1921- July 5, 2019 CELEBRATING 98 YEARS! 9 DECADES OF MEMORIES Welcoming of Family and Friends Celebrating Your Memories of Mary Maertens Prayer Kevin Jones - Grandson Please enjoy some food in Celebration of Mary Sharing Your Favorite Moments with Mary God's Garden Donna Maertens - Daughter A Cheer in the form of a Lottery Ticket? OBITUARY Mary Elizabeth Maertens, (DiOrazio) died peacefully at the Glen Burnie Health & Rehabilitation Center on July 5, 2019 at 7:15am in Glen Burnie, Maryland at the age of 98. Mary was born on April 3, 1921 in Harrisburg, PA to Vincent DiOrazio and Tomasina Forlizzi. Mary is preceded in death by her husband Carl Pohina Maertens and her daughter Annetta Spreen. Mary is survived by her brother Anthony DiOrazio, daughters Tomasina Fortino, Sandra Maertens and Donna Maertens, her sons William Maertens and David Maertens. She is also survived by grandchildren Kevin Jones, Karen Jones, Joseph Fortino, Michael Fortino, Tina Kemp, Stephanie Miller, James Maertens, Joseph Maertens, Adam Maertens and Brandon Maertens-Smith and 11 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Special Nephew Rich and his wife Marilyn. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for July 14, 2019 at Historic Oakland, 5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia, MD 21044 from 1:00pm - 4:30pm. Friends and Family are welcome to join us in the Celebration of Life. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. GOD'S GARDEN God looked around His garden And found an empty place. He then looked down upon the earth And saw your tired face. He put his arms around you And lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful He always takes the best. He saw the road was getting rough And the hills were hard to climb, So He closed your weary eyelids And whispered "Peace be thine". It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn't go alone, For part of us went with you The day God called you home. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The family wishes to acknowledge with deep appreciation the many expressions of love, concern, and kindness shown to them during this hour of bereavement. May God Bless and Keep You! -The Maertens Family

Mary Elizabeth Maertens

April 3, 1921 - July 5, 2019