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Max — HERSBERGER, Martha Jane. Martha (daughter of HERSBERGER, Tilghman H. and HINTON, Villie Jane) was born 18 Feb 1938, Lapel, Madison, Indiana, USA; died 16 Jun 2006, Ross, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]

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MARTHA LEES FEB. 18, 1938 - JUNE 16, 2006 SOCIAL WORKER, COUNSELOR : Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) - Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Deceased Name: MARTHA LEES FEB. 18, 1938 - JUNE 16, 2006 SOCIAL WORKER, COUNSELOR

People rarely spoke of Martha "Marty" Lees without using the word "caring."
Mrs. Lees, a longtime social worker and counselor from Ross, died in an automobile accident on Friday. She was 68.
In the mid-1980s, Mrs. Lees, her words tough but kind, changed the lives of young women when she worked as one of the first directors of counseling at Carlow University.
When she arrived, she greatly expanded services, creating an entire department, said her friend of 35 years, Martha Ezzel, a Carlow faculty member who once served as dean of students and who hired Mrs. Lees.
"She was perfect for the job. What you saw was her skill in working with young people. She was a guiding light."
Students stressed by academic rigor or beset by personal crises went to Mrs. Lee upset and confused. They left as friends.
The former Carlow president, Sister Grace Ann Geibel, said, "If I knew that a student was seeing Marty for counseling, I always sighed a sigh of relief, because I knew that the student was in good hands."
Mrs. Lees grew up on a farm near Lapel, Ind. She began her undergraduate studies at Ball State University in Indiana and finished at the University of Pittsburgh, eventually earning a master's in social work from Pitt.
She lived in Pittsburgh for 43 years and forged a career as a social worker and director of counseling and maintained a private counseling practice for many years.
At Carlow, she didn't know what 9 to 5 was, said Sister Geibel. She spent countless hours with students and "gave of her time over and above the rest of us."
She once paid the entire pre-school bill for the child of a single mother who could not. She also donated $500 for another single mom to travel to Ohio and back to care for a sick parent.
She is survived by her husband, Max G. Lees; three daughters, Minda J. Lees of Mount Kisco, N.Y., Melanie J. Lees and Melissa J. Lees of Salt Lake City; a son, Mark G. Lees of Allison Park; two brothers, Morris Hershberger of Lapel, Ind., and John Hershberger of Winchester, Ind.; and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hiland Presbyterian Church, 845 Perry Highway, Ross.
Donations may be made to the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, Box 9024, Pittsburgh 15224.
Arrangements are by T.B. Devlin Funeral Home.

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Tilghman married HINTON, Villie Jane Abt 1927. Villie (daughter of HINTON, Jessie L. and MCDANIEL, Ollie R.) was born 28 Aug 1905, Rushville, Indiana; died 17 Aug 1996; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Howard married SMALL, Bertha L. 31 Jan 1894, Madison County, Indiana. Bertha was born Feb 1879, Indiana; died 02 Sep 1928; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Jessie — MCDANIEL, Ollie R.. Ollie was born Abt 1880. [Group Sheet]