Beulah Grace Martin

Beulah Grace (Petersheim) Martin, 90, a resident of Zerbe Retirement Community,Narvon, formerly of New Holland, joined her Heavenly Father’s Choir while surrounded by her family on Sunday, December 17, 2017.

She was married 70 years to M. Richard Martin. Born in Elverson, she was the daughter of the late Anthony M. and Anna Loar Petersheim.

Beulah was a cake decorator with Achenbach’s Bakery for 18 years and Yoder’s for 12 years. She was a member of the Evangelical United Methodist Church in New Holland. Beulah spent many hours sewing for her family and was an avid collector of elephants of all kinds.

Surviving are two sons, Larry husband of Cecilia Martin and Merle husband of Ann Martin; seven daughters, Linda Myers, Audrey wife of Brian McCarty, Peggy wife of Butch Gelnett, Barbara Mentzer, Annette wife of Rick Davis, Lori Potts fiancée of Carl Zimmerman, and Sally wife of Andy Martin; 21 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren; a brother, Glen Petersheim and a sister Rachel Weidman. She was preceded in death by a daughter Marcia Bollinger, by son-in-laws, Fred Bollinger, Dave Potts, and Ken Myers, Sr.; by a granddaughter, Tina Gelnett, by great grandchildren, Ian McCarty and Grace Acosta, by brothers, Oliver and Jonathan, and by sisters, Elizabeth, Luella, and Kathryn.

A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, December 22, at 11:00 A.M. at the Evangelical United Methodist Church, 276 W. Main St., New Holland, PA with the Rev. Rob Stippich officiating. Friends may call at the church on Friday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service. Interment in Memory Gardens, Ephrata, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mrs. Martin’s memory may be made to a fund supporting her two great grandsons who were born prematurely at GoFundMe.com/LiamandLogan or to the Zerbe Retirement Community.