Martha Ann Foster Stace

February 10, 1948 - June 15, 2016

Martha Ann Foster Stace age 68, died early morning Wednesday June 15, 2016. Martha or Marty as she was sometimes called, was born in Davenport Iowa February 10, 1948. Her family moved to Waverly Ohio when she was eight. She was brought up in Waverly surrounded by physicists, engineers, and other management people associated with the Atomic Plant in Pike County. From these people and her mother she developed a keen sense of the natural world around her. She could name that butterfly, that weed, that flower. Even at age 65 she was always up for a hike in the woods. She was a member of the Waverly High School graduating class of 1966. She received her bachelor degree from Miami University in 1970 married Philip Stace in August of that same year. She went on to teach for many years. First as a special education teacher, then as an instructor with the Hamilton City School district for home bound students unable to attend regular classes for a variety of reasons, then as an in school remedial tutor with the Princeton City School District having great success in remediation of her students. After several other positions she finally ended up as the Children's Librarian in Evansville IN where she developed a partnership between the Evansville public schools and the Vandenburgh county public library. She moved to Richmond Virginia where she took in all that this location offered in terms of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the East Cost shore, the culture of Washington DC and US history including the Colonial period and the Civil War era. She finally ended up where it started in Waverly. While pursuing all of this she made sure that her son did his homework (she probably learned more German than he did), got her husband up and off to work, and kept the house and home running. A remarkable woman in every respect. Everyone who got to know Martha was better off for having done so. Martha was preceded in death by her father John S. Foster, mother Margaret C. McClure Foster and an uncle Carl Foster. She leaves behind brothers John L. Foster (Terry) and Robert M. Foster (Pat); Son Justin J Stace (Kristy); grandson Nathaniel M. Stace, granddaughters Katherine E., Gabriella G., and Elliana N. Stace; and other members of the extended family. Finally she leaves behind a Husband who remembers all of this and much more, a lifetime of amazement! A small private graveside service at Collinsville Cemetery is planned. Memorial donations may be directed to the Salvation Army, 114 E. Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45202 or to a charity of one's choice. Online condolences are available at www.weigelfuneralhome.com