Martha Kramer Hollenbeck

Martha Kramer Hollenbeck passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Spokane, Washington. She was 83.

Martha was born early in the morning on January 14, 1939, in Jordan, Montana. The family moved to Sandpoint, Idaho, in 1945 to join Myrtle’s parents, Tom and Eron Rainey, who had moved their family from Jordan 10 years earlier.

Martha started first grade at Lincoln Elementary. Then she went to Farmin for eighth and ninth grade, with the memorable principal, Charlie Stidwell. She graduated from Sandpoint Senior High School in 1957.

In those early years she could often be found with her mom and dad at Kramer’s TV & Radio Service. And later in life her greatest pleasures were being with her family, working in her garden and traveling with her husband, Gene.

The Charles K. Kramer family were long-time members of the Nazarene Church and Martha never forgot the kindness shown to her there. In Spokane, she attended Fourth Memorial for over 30 years.

Martha was preceded in death by her parents, Myrtle and Charlie Kramer; brother Russ Kramer; and sister, Barbara Sphar.

She is survived by her husband, Gene; her two daughters, Terri Roethe and Tawnya Botson;

three grandkids; and several great-grandkids. She is also survived by her older sister, Kikie; her brother, Jerry; younger sister, Carol (Kim) Anderson; sister-in-law,Tammy; and many nieces, nephews and cousins she loved dearly.

Family will gather at Pinecrest Cemetery on Thursday, July 14. On the following Sunday, July 17, there will be a memorial service in Spokane.