Martha was a Co- Owner of Pete Gaerdner Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois. A member of St. Teresa Catholic Church, Belleville, Illinois and was an avid Cardinal Fan beginning with her mother listening to the games on the radio. She witnessed the cardinals win 11 World Series.
Martha was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil T. Dittle; parents, Joseph and Catherine, nee Welker, Jung; grandchildren, Susan Mullaney and Katie Gabel; siblings, Alvin Jung, Harvey Jung, Earl Jung, Cletus Jung, Lillian Hollerbach, Cleota Paoli and Viola Jung.
Surviving are her loving and devoted family, daughter, Jennie L. Gabel of Fairview Heights, Illinois, grandchildren, Diane Gabel, Richard L. and Kelli Gabel, Jr., Ruth and David Blue, Julie and Tony Parks, Patricia and Vance Cole; great grandchildren, Michael and Katie Galligan, Molly and Ellen Gabel, David Blue, Katie Mense, Jaimie and Jill Mullaney, Suzy Parks; brother, Andrew Jung of Mascoutah, Illinois, also, survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives family and friends.
Memorials in Martha’s memory may be made to St. Teresa Catholic Church; online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com
Visitation: visitation will be held on Sunday, November 6, 2011 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois
Funeral Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday, November 7, 2011 at St. Teresa Catholic Church, 1108 Lebanon Avenue, Bellville, Illinois at 10:00 AM with Reverend Nick Junker Celebrating.
Interment will follow mass in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Illinois
Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois.
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