Martha J. Ketteler

A memorial Mass for Martha “Marty” J. Ketteler, 60, Shawnee, will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Shawnee. A reception will follow at the church.
Mrs. Ketteler died Friday, May 29, 2009, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Mo.
She was born Oct. 1, 1948, in Alliance, Neb., the daughter of James J. O’Connor and Gladys Solberg.
Mrs. Ketteler owned her own Montessori School, taught at Xavier Catholic Early Childhood Center, was a parent educator for Parents as Teachers and worked at the Leavenworth Public Library.
Survivors include her husband of 39 years, Steven W. Ketteler; a daughter, Amy Clark and husband David, Lawrence; a son, Reid Ketteler and wife Lisa Brady, Shawnee; three grandsons, Brennan Clark, Mitchell Clark and Augustus Ketteler; her mother, Greeley, Colo.; two sisters, Ann O’Connor, Boulder, Colo., and Mary O’Connor, Colorado Springs, Colo.; and a brother, Tom O’Connor, Denver.
She was preceded in death by her father and a brother, Dan O’Connor.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Kansas City Hospice House, 12000 Wornall, Kansas City, MO 64145.
Porter Funeral Homes & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent at porterfuneralhome.com.