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Martha Ray
February 14, 1913 — January 3, 2000
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MARTHA RAY, 86, of 7517 University Ave. in Cedar Falls, was born February 14, 1913, in Kjellrup, Denmark, the daughter of Michael and Petrea (Petersen) Christiansen. She came to the United States in 1922 when she was nine years old. Martha married Lynn R. Ray on June 16, 1934 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He preceded her in death on May 12, 1976. She was a member of Nazareth Lutheran Church and was confirmed at Nazareth in 1927. Martha died Monday, January 3, 2000, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa.
She is survived by her two sisters, Christa Langskov of Cedar Falls and Elna Shaw of California; and many nieces and nephews.
Martha was preceded in death by her husband and parents; four sisters, Marie Olesen, Magna Olesen, Frederika Beck and Metha Hansen; and two brothers, Adolph Petersen and Martin Christiansen.
Funeral services were 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 7, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home Chapel, with burial at Garden of Memories in Waterloo. Memorials may be directed to Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls.
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