Martha L. Porenta
Dec. 14, 1928-Jan. 19, 1978
Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 20, 1978, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library
NILES--Mrs. Martha L. Porenta, 49, of 1428 Howard St., died at 10 a.m. Thursday at her home, following an extended illness.
She was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church, and was sponsor and member of the Michiana "Miniature" Guild. She was the owner of the Martha Louise Miniatures of South Bend.
Mrs. Porenta was born Dec. 14, 1928 in South Bend, and had lived here her lifetime. On Nov. 18, 1950 in Niles, she married Gabriel E. Porenta, who survives.
Also surviving are her mother, Mrs. James Reed of Niles; her grandmother, Mrs. Dora Hull of Niles; a son, Monte A. of Ypsilanti; a daughter, Maebeth L. Porenta of East Lansing; two brothers, Max Hickerson of Edwardsburg and Michael Hickerson of Montclair, Calif.; a half-brother, Charles Reed of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; and a sister, Mrs. Mildred Arnett of Montclair.
Private funeral services are scheduled, and burial will be in Silverbook Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Halbritter Funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Niles Community Library or the Cancer Service of Berrien County.