Martha Ottmar, 91, of Mott, went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 12th, 2013.

Services will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, November 15th at Assembly of God Church (formerly First Congregational) Mott, ND. Pastor John Amundson will officiate with burial in the Neuburg UCC Cemetery north of Burt.

A Family Service will be held at 7:00pm on Thursday evening at the Assembly of God Church in Mott.

Serving as Honorary Casketbearers are her Granddaughters, Deanne Naumann, DeNae Friedt, and Jasmine Jilek. Active Casketbearers are her Grandsons, Dion, Dalynn, Jeremy, Desmond, and Jamie Ottmar, Dustin, Corey, and Casey Deg.

Martha Dena Luithle was born on March 9th, 1922 on the family farm north of Burt. She was the seventh of ten children born to Frederich and Elizabeth (Klein) Luithle. After graduating from Mott Lincoln High School in 1942, she worked at Schaefer's grocery store in Mott and then taught at various township schools.

On November 30, 1943, she married Jacob J. Ottmar at the Neuburg Congregational Church north of Burt. Together they farmed and ranched on the Ottmar family homestead. Martha helped Jake on the farm and in the fields. She spent her days cooking, baking, cleaning and raising their four children, Duane, Dale, Delane and Darrel.

Martha was involved in many organizations including Farmers Union, Homemakers Club, Senior Citizens, Ladies Fellowship, Hettinger County Fair Board and Red Cross. She was a first aid instructor, played piano and organ at the Neuburg Church, and for entertainment she bowled and did crafts. She was very proud of her grandchildren, she loved to talk about them and enjoyed going to their programs and sporting events.

Martha was a loving and affectionate person to everyone. She loved children and was ""Grandma"" to many. She was very friendly and social and visited with all she met.

Since October of 2008, she has resided at the Mott Good Samaritan Society where she passed away at the age of 91 years, 8 months, 3 days.

Martha is survived by three children, Dale (Judy) Ottmar of Mott, Delane (James) Deg of Deerfield, Wisconsin and Darrel (Jan) Ottmar of Mott. She also leaves behind 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, a sister, Adeline McConochie and brother-in-law Edwin Schneider, both of Bismarck, a brother-in-law Leo Voll, Mandan, and a sister-in-law Sarah Luithle, Bismarck.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Jacob on August 30, 1993, a son Duane on June 24, 1956, and brothers Fred, Edward and John and sisters Bertha Dohn, Carolyn Belmore, Ida Luithle, Frieda Voll, and Elizabeth Schneider.

A memorial has been established.

Visitation will be on Thursday from 1:00 to 5:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Mott and on Friday one hour prior to services at the Assembly of God Church in Mott.