Martha Lynn "Marti" Wilson Armstrong, 80, passed away in her sleep on April 16, 2024, at Mennonite Home Communities in Lancaster, PA. She was born Christmas day, December 25, 1943, in Mercer Cottage Hospital in Mercer, PA. She was the daughter of Carl A. L. "Spike" Wilson and Tressa (Doyle) Wilson. She graduated from Lakeview High School in 1961 and went on to earn a B.S. degree in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, in 1965.

During her high school years, she was active as a cheerleader and acted in many dramatic and musical productions. In college she continued her theater interests and was an editor for the IUP Penn newspaper. She was also crowned ROTC queen and an active member of her sorority, Phi Mu.

After graduating college, she married Gibson Edward Armstrong from Huntington, PA. After his time in the USMC, they moved to Lancaster in 1969, where they raised their four children on their farm in Refton, PA. They would have celebrated 59 years of marriage this June.

Marti continued her active roles in theater at The Fulton Opera House and Ephrata Play House, bowling leagues, the Historical Preservation Society of both Lancaster and Strasburg, Women's Club and Lampeter Strasburg Booster Clubs. She attended Calvary Church in Lancaster, PA.

Those who knew Marti remember her for her playful sense of humor, quick wit, high energy, and outgoing personality. She loved her flower gardens, decorating her 1770 farmhouse, collecting antiques, and spending time with friends and family. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.

She is survived by her husband, Gibson Armstrong; sons, Gibson Carl Armstrong, husband of Amanda of Annapolis,MD, Erik Wilson Armstrong, husband of Trina of New Providence, and Kristian Burns Armstrong, husband of Maridol of Airville; a daughter Erin Armstrong Vinelli, wife of Chad Vinelli of Willow Street; grandchildren: Courtney, Kelly, Gibson Connor, Kara, Wyatt, Olivia, Amalia, Brooke, and Mitchell, as well as a sister, Elaine L Wilson, one niece, and four nephews.

A Celebration of her life will be held at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Willow Street Mennonite Church, 399 E. Penn Grant Rd. Willow Street, PA 17584. The family will receive guests from 1 PM until the time of service. Interment to follow in the church's cemetery.