Martha Jean Shook

Martha Jean Shook, age 88, passed away on November 9, 2023 at Aultman Compassionate Care.

She was born on August 2, 1935, in Canton, to Carl G. and Helen (Smoke) Waltz.

Martha graduated from Alliance High School in 1953. She worked as a secretary for American Steel Foundries. Martha was a member of Beechwood Christian Church.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Gerald Shook, whom she married November 22, 1961; and her cousins, Karen Hiscox, Linda Smoke Green, Gary Waltz, Linda Waltz and Roger Smoke.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her step-mother, Grace Dennis Waltz; and her twin sister, Mary J. Morgan.

A funeral service will be held at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home on Tuesday, November 14^th at 11:00 a.m. with a visitation one hour prior. Interment will be at Fairmount Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made to Beechwood Christian Church, 12950 Easton St NE, Alliance, OH 44601 or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1981 Cleveland, Ohio 44106.