Martha Diehl Goethe's Obituary
Martha Diehl Goethe of Olmsted Fall, Ohio passed away on June 13, 2025, at the age of 100.
Martha was born December 6, 1924, in Sharon, Pennsylvania to Carl and Helen Diehl. After graduating from Sharon High School, she attended Muskingum College and worked as a secretary at Westinghouse in Sharon where she met her husband Paul.
She was preceded in death by Paul, her son Paul, Jr (“Ken“), brothers Phillip and Carl Jr. (“Bud“), sisters Sarah (Miller), Dorothy (Cullis) and Ruth (Wilson).
She is survived by her daughter Sherrie (Riedl), sons William and Edwin, granddaughter Laura Goethe, grandsons William Goethe Jr, Matthew and Joseph Riedl, Steve Meier and great-granddaughters, Emma Goethe, Alexis Rankel and Megan Riedl, and great-grandsons, Ethan, Nicholas, Tyler, and Andrew Riedl.
Services will be at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery at a date not yet determined.
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