Ancestors and Descendants of
 Michael Hammes, Jr
& Margaretha Hammen

Martha Ann Conrad

Martha Ann Conrad

Female 1940 - 2016  (76 years)    Has 73 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Martha Ann Conrad 
    Birth 17 Jan 1940  Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 8 May 2016  Bishop Drumm Retirement Center, Johnston, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 16 May 2016  Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I412  Peter and Anna
    Last Modified 14 May 2016 

    Father Anthony Leonard Conrad,   b. 22 Jan 1916, Near Houghton, Lee County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1996, University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Agatha Marie Hammes,   b. 5 Oct 1916, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 2002, At Home, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F97  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 May 2016 - Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Sister Martha Mary Conrad
    Sister Martha Mary Conrad

  • Notes 
    • Martha Ann Conrad
      Martha became a Nun--Somerset, Kentucky (Sister Martha Mary) Recieved into Sr. of Humility on July 28, 1959.
    • Sister Martha Mary Conrad
      January 17, 1940 – May 8, 2016

      Sister Martha Mary Conrad, CHM, 76 died on May 8, 2016 at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center, Johnston, IA. Services at Bishop Drumm Our Lady of Peace Chapel are Sunday, May 15: Visitation 12:00-1:00; Prayer Service at 1:00 pm. In Sigourney, IA: Sunday, May 15 at Holm Funeral Home: Visitation: 5:00-7:00 pm; Prayer Service at 5:00. Monday, May 16: St. Mary Catholic Church, Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 am: Interment follows in Clear Creek Cemetery.

      Martha Ann Conrad was born January 17, 1940 to Anthony Leonard and Agatha Marie Hammes Conrad in Sigourney, IA. She entered the Congregation of the Humility of Mary in 1958, professing vows in 1961 with the name Sr. Martha Mary.

      Sister received her AA from Ottumwa Heights College, her BA from Marycrest College; she continued study at St. Pius Religious Education Center, Detroit, MI. For more than a decade S. Martha Mary taught elementary students at St. Alphonsus, Davenport, Lourdes Memorial in Bettendorf, St. Pius X in Des Moines, Sacred Heart in West Des Moines, IA and St. Louis the King, Glendale, AZ.

      In 1975, she began ministry at St. Mildred Church in Somerset Kentucky as Outreach Director, starting a Center for the poor and needy, a food pantry and a jail ministry. She retired to Des Moines, IA in 2009, volunteering at Holy Family School, and in the River Bend area, especially with the Catholic Worker community.

      She is survived by sisters Cecilia (Ron) Neis, Mary (Doug) DeWeerdt, Carol (Larry) Robison, brother Mike (Janice) Conrad, many nieces, nephews and cousins, as well as the Sisters and Associates of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother-in-law Tom Sanders.

      Memorials may be made to the Congregation of the Humility of Mary.