MARTHA FAY

FAY, MARTHA (MARTIE) NEE LOWDER 58 - of South Seaville, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2011 with her family by her side. Martie was born and raised in Glenside, PA, a small suburb of Philadelphia. She is predeceased by her mother and father, Florence and Lloyd (Jimmy) Lowder. She attended Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy and graduated in 1970. She immediately went into the work force at Prudential Insurance Co. in Fort Washington, PA in Newark, where she continued until a small group of friends invited her to Sea Isle City for a weekend where she met Daniel Fay and they have been married since 1971. They moved briefly to Arizona but returned home to Sea Isle City. She has worked for AAA and several other jobs but truly found a home in real estate which she continued to do until her passing. She worked at Farina and Boeshe for many years. She loved her job as office manager and loved the people she worked with. She was a member of the Sea Isle Ambulance Corps and served as secretary for several years. Martie is survived by two older sisters, Winifred (Hassan) Qawasmy and Frances Bentley; and several nephews. She is also survived by her beloved husband of 39 years Daniel; wonderful daughter Dawn (Kevin) Stanfa; and grandson Paul Short, Jr. The immediate family enjoys camping, gardening, and other outside activities. Services will be held at Radzieta Funeral Home, 9 Hand Avenue, Cape May Court House on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 4:00 p.m., where viewing will begin at 3:00 p.m. Burial will be private as per family request. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sea Isle Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 194, Sea Isle City, NJ 08243. Condolences may be emailed to radzieta@comcast.net