Martha Maurer was born the second twin, 15 minutes behind her older sister Mary, on November 28, 1932 in Fort Totten, ND. Martha was the sixth of nine children of Ray Welch and Agnes (Welch) Burg. She grew up in Fort Totten, ND until the age of 13 when she left home and became a live-in nanny and housekeeper for Herman and Jen Rutten.
In 1950 she met Earl Maurer, a local farm-hand from Warwick, ND who had just completed his tour of duty with the US Army. The couple married on June 28, 1951 in Devils Lake, ND. With a sense of adventure, and with the companionship of Martha’s sister Terry and her husband Clark (Allen), Martha and Earl moved to Denver, Colorado. In 1956 they purchased a plot of land in Commerce City and started building their home. After the outside walls were up and a roof was on, they moved into their home on Pontiac Street in Commerce City where, for the next 20 years, they continued to finish their home and raise their four children. They lived in Commerce City until 1996.
Martha did an assortment of jobs in addition to raising her family including working for a meat-packing, potato chip, and Christmas tree factories; provided home daycare, cleaned a local dental office, and worked in the laundry room of a hotel. However, in 1986, Martha was diagnosed with diabetes which caused some major nerve damage and loss of muscle tone. The diabetes, neuropathy, and reduced muscle tone limited Martha’s mobility from that time forward.
Martha is preceded in death by her husband (Earl Maurer), six brothers (Raymond Welch, Nickolas Welch, Richard Welch, Herbert Welch, James Welch, and Gene Burg) and two sisters (Theresa Allen, Patricia Gilbert). She is survived by her sister (Mary Fountain), four children (Linda Gossett, Diana Haberkorn, Tammy Maurer, Martin Maurer), six grandchildren (Michelle Gossett, Jayson Haberkorn, Katie Jensen, Craig Maurer, Amanda Barton, Nicole Lester), and four great-grandchildren (Aleen Maurer, Issac Barton, Aeralyn Barton, Kenzie Jensen).
Arrangements under the direction of Olinger Highland Mortuary & Cemetery, Thornton, CO.
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