Age 90, of Round Rock, Texas, passed away on February 20, 2019. She married Armin Dressel in1953 in Missouri and then moved to Arkansas for Armin’s job as a forester for International Paper Company.
Martha is the daughter of the late Frederick “Fritz” and Anna Trachsel. She was preceded in death by her parents, seven brothers (John, Martin, Edwin, Arnold, Lester, Ernest, and Frederick Trachsel) and husband Armin Dressel.
Martha graduated from Chamois High School and the University of Missouri with a BS in Education. She taught home economics in Missouri before moving to Arkansas.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, and a past member of the Harmony Grove Extension Homemakers Club. She enjoyed homemaking, gardening, and volunteering in various church and community organizations during her fifty years of living in southern Arkansas. In retirement she moved to Texas to be closer to her daughter and son-law and the grandkids.
She is survived by her daughter Sheryl Rice and husband Rick, and son Mark Dressel; two grand daughters, Amber Moak and husband Evan, and Emily Rice. She is also survived by her sisters, Rosella and husband Carl Schroer and Hilda and husband Bernell Leonard and three sisters-in-law (Wilma, Willy, and Alice Trachsel) of Missouri.
Visitation will be held at Kutis Funeral Home, 10151 Gravois Rd., Monday March 4th, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at St. Lucas United Church of Christ, 11735 Denny Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63126 on Tuesday March 5 at 10:00 AM with Rev. Eric Moeller officiating. Interment following service at St. Lucas Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the Round Rock Area Serving Center (food pantry), First United Methodist Church, Round Rock, TX or the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.