Martha Dale Avella
1954-2025
Martha Dale Avella, age 71, of Hancock, Md., passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025, in Hagerstown, Md.
Born Monday, January 4, 1954, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Clauda Schaidt Avella.
Martha was a graduate of Hancock High School.
She was employed by Valley View Nursing Home and Homewood Nursing Home.
She was a member of the Hancock Assembly of God Church.
In her free time, she loved calling her friends to check on them.
Martha is survived by one brother, Paul E. Avella and wife Mary of Hancock, Md.; four sisters, Sondra Avella of Hancock, Md., Sharon Reed and husband Roger of Hancock, Md., Portia McKee and husband Frank of Hancock, Md. and L. Faith Merritt and husband Rick of Pocomoke City, Md.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at the Hancock Assembly of God. Pastor Don Preston officiated. Burial followed at Greenway Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Martha’s name to Doey’s House 11370 Caring Pathway Ln., Hagerstown, MD 21742, and Hancock Assembly of God 431 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Hancock, MD 21750.
Arrangements were entrusted to Grove-Rogowski Funeral Home, 141 West Main Street, Hancock, MD 21750.
Online condolences can be expressed to the family at www.grfuneralhome.net.
