Obituary of Martha Schwarting

Martha SchwartingMARCOLA — A memorial open house will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, at 39220 Hileman Road in Marcola for Martha Rogers Schwarting of Marcola, who died Aug. 22 of a coronary. She was 61.She was born Oct. 22, 1948, in Detroit, Mich., to Albert and Nancy Day Rogers. She married Stephen Schwarting on June 23, 1967, in Annapolis, Md. He died April 12, 1973.She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University in 1978. She worked as a middle school teacher for 20 years, the last 19 years in Cottage Grove.Survivors include a daughter, Amy Perimon of Portland; a son, Thomas of Eugene; a sister, Katie Day Lutz of Morgan Hills, Calif.; and two grandchildren.Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene. Remembrances to Bat Conservation International, Women’s Heart Health or KRVM radio.