Martha M. (Reveland) Barber, 81

January 16, 2024

Martha Barber of Lititz entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, in hospice care at Penn Medicine’s Lancaster General Hospital.

Formerly of Youngstown, Ohio, Martha was born on July 16, 1942, to John & Elizabeth (Kirsch) Reveland Bodnar. She graduated from East High School in 1960, and the Choffin School of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse. In her early career, Martha worked at North Side Hospital and also for an ophthalmologist where she met her husband, Anthony, who came in for an eye exam. They were married on July 2, 1966, in record high temperatures as Mom always told us. They relocated a couple of times, but settled in Lititz in 1972 and made it their forever home. While raising her family, Martha was employed by Groff Bussing where she lovingly transported intellectual and physically disabled students for 14 years. She then returned to nursing at Moravian Manor Communities until her retirement in 2004.

A member of St. James Catholic Church in Lititz, Martha served as a past President of the Silver Liner’s Club, a member of the Church Council, the Cookbook Committee, helped in the kitchen for Monday Bingo nights, and served as a Eucharist Minister for 15 years. It was in this community that Martha found some of her dearest friends. They raised their families together and carried on long friendships, often having weekly dinners and movie nights. Some of them were her Earthly angels who carried her through health struggles and loss.

Martha’s greatest accomplishments were as mother to her children, Julie (Brian Batson) of Belmont, North Carolina, and Joseph (Kadie Barber) of Estacada, Oregon. She cherished her role as grandmother to six beautiful grandchildren – Madison, Jackson, Mason, and Emerson Batson, and Abigail and Elanor Barber.

Martha was predeceased by her husband, Anthony, mother, Elizabeth Bodnar, and brother, John (Jack) Reveland.

Visitation will be held from 10-11am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial held at St. James Catholic Church at 11am on January 22, 2024. Burial will be in St. Joseph New Catholic Cemetery in Lancaster, PA. Please omit flowers. Memorial contributions in Martha’s memory may be made to St. James Catholic Church at 505 Woodcrest Avenue, Lititz, PA 17543.