Martha Ann (Noak) Leonhardt

Martha Ann (Noak) Leonhardt was born to Waldemar Noak, Sr. and Etta Oetken Noak on Aug. 26, 1940 in Round Top. Martha died on Dec. 3, 2017. Martha was baptized Dec. 25, 1940 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Round Top by Pastor Kralik and was confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Round Top by Pastor A. B. Weiss on April 3, 1955. Martha was a charter member of Advent Lutheran Church. She taught Sunday school for 42 years, was a member of WELCA for many years and participated in many other functions in her church. Martha grew up on a farm near Round Top and graduated from Round Top-Carmine Rural High School. Martha was a devoted wife to her husband Bob, a loving mother to her two sons, a devoted and loving grandmother to her six grandsons and a loving great-grandmother to her two great-granddaughters. She loved her family dearly and was instrumental in taking care of her sons and grandsons during their developing years prior to and after they began school. Martha was married to Bob on Sept. 6, 1958 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Round Top by Pastor Otto Fehler. They made their home in Houston. Bob and Martha were blessed with two sons, Robert Jacob, Jr. and Rodney Dean Leonhardt Sr.; six grandsons, Robert Jacob III, Rodney Jr., Zakary, John, Jeremy, and Joshua and two great-granddaughters, Rebecca and Audrey. Martha was preceded in death by her parents, her sisters, Ira Mae Hinze and Dorothy Mae Spies; her brother and sister-in-law, Merton and Vernell Noak; her brother, Waldemar Noak, Jr.; her brothers-in-law Eldor Hinze and Ledell Spies; and three nephews, as well as her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Henry E Leonhardt and Edna Hodde Leonhardt; and sister-in-law, Katherine Jacobs. Martha is survived by her husband of 59 years, two sons and daughters-in-law: Robert Jacob “Bobby” Leonhardt, Jr. and wife Margaret “Peggy”; and Rodney Dean Leonhardt, Sr. and wife Marcy. She is also survived by six grandsons: Robert Jacob “Jake” Leonhardt III, and wife, Krystil; Rodney Dean Leonhardt, Jr. and wife, Amanda; Zakary Daniel Leonhardt and wife, Breanna; John Evan Leonhardt and wife, Alexis; Jeremy Leonhardt and wife, Liza; and Joshua Kyle Leonhardt, as well as, two great-granddaughters, Rebecca Rose and Audrey Grace Leonhardt. Martha is also survived by two sisters, Vernell Mertz and husband, Elo; and Henrietta Leonhardt and husband, Alwood; her aunt Bernice Oetken; her sisters-in-law, Ida Bell Finke and husband, John; and Freida Mae Dallmeyer and husband Melvin; and brother-in-law Alton Jacobs, as well as, 51 nieces and nephews, and many friends. Pallbearers are grandsons: Robert Jacob “Jake” Leonhardt III, Rodney Dean Leonhardt, Jr.; Zakary Daniel Leonhardt, John Evan Leonhardt, Jeremy David Leonhardt and Joshua Kyle Leonhardt. The family thanks Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation- West Houston and Vantage Hospice for their loving care. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to: Advent Lutheran Church at 5820 Pinemont Drive in Houston, Texas 77092 or to a charity of your choice. Visitation was conducted at the Brookside Cypress Creek Funeral Home at 9149 Highway 6 North, Houston, Texas 77095 from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Funeral services were conducted from Advent Lutheran Church at 5820 Pinemont Drive in Houston, on Thursday, Dec. 7th at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Larry Beck officiating. Interment was at 3 p.m. at the Richter’s Cemetery on FM 1457 in Round Top.