Martha Anna Mara, 93, of Amana, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday March 5, 2017 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 9, 2017 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, Cedar Rapids. Burial will take place in St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in Eastman, Wisconsin.

Martha was born June 6, 1923 in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, the daughter of Amos and Sophia (Ocenesak) Du Charme. She married Joseph Mara on August 25, 1942 in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. Martha was a loving mother of 12 children.  Besides taking care of her home, family, including a son in a wheel chair, she held a full time position at Mercy Medical Center.  She loved playing cards, bingo, quilting, visits with her family and those occasional trips to the casino.  She was very devoted to the rosary and even led it for all the residents at her care center.

Martha is survived by her children, Doris (Neil) Glass, Judy (Larry) Block, Donna (Garreth) Milam, Bob (Mitsue) Mara, Dick (Marie) Mara, Dave (Julie) Mara, Bill (Trish) Mara, Greg (Penny) Mara, Ellen Mara and Tim (Cyndi) Mara; twenty one grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; her sister Cecelia Mara as well as many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Joseph (1989), her sons Gerald (1950) and Joe (2016), and her siblings.

Memorials may be directed to Camp Courageous in her name.

Many thanks to all who cared for her at her beloved home Colonial Manor in Amana.