Martha S. Hale

Martha S. Hale, 89, of East Earl, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at the Ephrata Community Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Everett Keith Hale who died in 1981. Born at Big Mountain, Shamokin, PA , she was the daughter of the late John Nele Schlegel and Catherine Mae Kashner Schlegel. 

Martha served honorably in the US Air Force from 1951 to 1953 as a nurse. She continued on as a registered nurse with the VA Hospital retiring in 1983. She was a member of the Honey Brook American Legion. 

She is survived by one daughter Karen A. Forsythe and husband Lansing of East Earl, PA, three grandchildren, one great grandchild and one brother Leslie Schlegel of Naples, FL. She will be sadly missed by her godson William D. Cully and family of Lewes, DE and Chester County, PA. She was dearly loved by many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by seven brothers and four sisters.

Funeral services will be private at the convenience of the family. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to Saint Paul's Reformed, 4881 Upper Road, Shamokin, PA. 17872.

Arrangements entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home, Parkesburg, PA. Online condolences may be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com