Martha Anne “Marty” (Lyon) Thoner, 85

September 15, 2016

Martha Anne “Marty” (Lyon) Thoner, 85, was received in Heaven by her Redeemer Lord on Thursday, September 15, 2016 (2 Cor. 5:8) at Mennonite Home in Lancaster, PA.
Born April 29, 1931 in Morristown, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Lelah (Waddelow) Lyon. She and her husband William (Bill) celebrated 64 years of marriage on June 25, 2016.
After graduating from West Side High School in Newark, NJ, she began nurse’s training at Orange Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Orange, NJ. She graduated in September, 1952 and received her Registered Nurse Certification from the New Jersey Board of Nursing in January, 1953.
She practiced her nursing skills at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD and did some private duty nursing. Then she began to work at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Perry Point, MD and retired from there in 1997 after 29 years.
Marty loved her Sunday school children. She taught Sunday school at Bible Baptist Church in Aberdeen, MD for 40+ years and would often take an hour or two of annual leave to teach her class, when she had to work on Sunday.
She will be remembered for her love for the Lord and for her love and concern for others. She often prepared meals and volunteered nursing care for those who were homebound or in need.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her three sons: Stephen Alan and his wife Sharon, Little Deer Isle, ME; Thomas Scott and his wife Laurie, Havre de Grace, MD; and Mark Timothy, Bel Air, MD; 6 grandchildren: Stephen, Jr., Michael, Timothy, Rachel, Abbey, and Marcus; and 9 great-grandchildren: Jessica, Sophia Grace, Timothy, Jr., Rowan, Tyler, Makayla, Carlee, Corban, and Jasmine. She was preceded in death by 2 sisters and a brother.
The family would like to thank the medical personnel, nurses, doctors, aides, and staff at the Mennonite Home for their wonderful care making Marty’s last years comfortable.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Friday, September 23, 2016 at the Mennonite Home Chapel, 1520 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601 with Pastor Gerald Brown officiating. Family and friends will be received one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at 11 AM on Monday, September 26, 2016 in Darlington Cemetery, Darlington, MD.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her honor may be made to the Benevolent Fund at the Mennonite Home at the address above or to Hospice & Community Care, PO Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604; or to the charity of your choice.