Martha Jane Thurston Obituary
We are sad to announce that on March 27, 2025, at the age of 85, Martha Jane Thurston of Las Vegas, Nevada, born in Stanwood, Iowa passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Martha Jane may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her husband Sherman Thurston; her parents, John Cain and Edith Hegarty; and her sister Elizabeth Engen. She is survived by: her sister Patsy of Iowa City; her cousin Sharon Fall of Stanwood; her nieces and nephews, Georgann, Crystal, Susan, Mark, Aaron and Travis; and her cousin Frank.