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Martha (Marty) E. Craig Farber, age 90, of Sturgis, died, Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Thurston Woods Villages in Sturgis.
She was born on August 15, 1931, in Ligonier to John D. and Irene (Price) Emerson.
Martha was a graduate of Grand Ledge High School in 1949. She furthered her education at Purdue University graduating in 1953. She did her graduate studies at Western Michigan University and Spring Arbor College.
Martha became a teacher and taught at the Technical-Vocational High School in Hammond, Indiana, Coldwater Pre-School Nursery and Coldwater Community Schools teaching early elementary and retiring in 1999.
She was also the business owner of Craig Hallmark in Coldwater.
Throughout her life, Martha was a genuine, caring person who enjoyed “visiting” with family and friends, preferably with a dessert nearby.
She enjoyed the Coldwater Community Theater, appearing on stage in several productions, and loved to watercolor paint. She was a member of the NEA, MEA, a charter member of the Altrusa Club Charter and the secretary for the MDA of Coldwater.
Martha was an integral part in establishing The Garden at Thurston Woods Village which is enjoyed by the residents and public alike.
On January 8, 2000, she married Robert L. Farber in LaGrange. He preceded her in death in 2008.
Surviving are her two children, Linda Craig-Iles and Randy Iles of Allen, Michigan and Steven C. and Deborah Craig of Hampton, New Hampshire; three grandchildren, Ford Abel, Anna Craig and Conner Craig.
Along with her husband, Robert, she was preceded in death by her parents; and two sisters, Kathryn Ambler and Alice Doyle.
A viewing will be held on Friday, September 10, 2021, at the Frurip-May Funeral Home, 309 West Michigan St., LaGrange from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. at the funeral home and burial will take place at Greenwood Cemetery, LaGrange, IN.
Memorials may be contributed in Martha’s memory to the Tibbits Opera House.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.fruripmayfuneralhome.com
