Shirley Ann (Martz) Lentz

August 9, 1934 - November 9, 2017

Shirley Ann (Martz) Lentz, age 83, of Irwin, formerly of Madison, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 9, 2017. She was born August 9, 1934 in Irwin, a daughter of the late Earl and Dora (Downs) Martz. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Madison. She graduated from Shadyside School of Nursing and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, homemaker and was a former member of the ladies auxiliary of the Madison Fire Company. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband James B. Lentz; grandson James Kunkle; brothers Robert, Earl and John “Jack” Martz; and sister Helen Staller. She is survived by her children Kreig Lentz of Madison, Mark (Ruth) Lentz of Madison, Keith (Marge) Lentz of Irwin, Cheryl (Richard) Kunkle of Irwin, Laura (Brad) Quintus of Mesa, Arizona, Kara (Tom) Rosky of Scottdale, Jason Lentz of Monroeville, Alice (Dave) Lang of Jeanette and Audra Beers of Mt. Pleasant; 14 grandchildren; one great grandchild; brother Ronald (Maxine) Martz of Irwin; and numerous in-laws, nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff of Transitions Health Care and Heartland Hospice for their loving care. Friends and family will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the William Snyder Funeral Home, Inc., 521 Main Street, Irwin, 724-863-1200. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with Pastor Bob Green officating. Interment will follow at Westmoreland County Memorial Park. Memorial contributions can be made to either the Epilepsy Foundation of Western PA at www.efwp.org or Heartland Hospice at 3520 Pennsylvania, Route 130, Irwin, PA 15642. For online condolences please visit www.snyderfuneralservices.com.