Martha C. Buhr, 65 of rural Gifford, passed away at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 29, 2021, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Flatville with Rev. James T. Lehmann officiating. Burial will follow in Kopmann Cemetery. Baier Family Funeral Services, Flatville is handling arrangements.

Martha was born October 25, 1955 in Champaign the daughter of Charles and Wilma Erke Sherman. She married Steve Buhr August 4, 1978 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Flatville. He survives.

Along with her husband, Steve, she is survived by two sons Jeffrey (Aimee) Buhr of rural Urbana, Thomas (Molly) Buhr of Ogden; six grandchildren Avary, Broden, Declan, Emmaline, Sophia and Mason; her mother, Wilma Sherman of Gifford; three sisters Deanna (Gene) Osterbur of Ogden, Marilyn (Russell) Buhr of Saint Joseph, Lillian (Dennis) Neef of Mansfield; three brothers Robert Sherman of rural Champaign, David (Mary) Sherman of Mansfield, Daniel (Mary Kae) Sherman of Bloomington; numerous nieces and nephews; mother-in-law Irene Buhr of Thomasboro, sister-in-law Marcia Buhr of Saint Joseph and a brother-in-law Kenny (DeAnn) Buhr of Thomasboro

She was preceded in death by her father, one sister Donna Sherman and father-in-law Siegfried Buhr.

Martha graduated from Mahomet-Seymour High School in 1974 and from Parkland College as a legal secretary with an Associate Degree. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Flatville where she had been a Sunday School and Vacation Bible School teacher.

She loved flowers and had a passion for gardening. But nothing meant more to her than spending time with those she loved, especially her grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Mills Breast Cancer Institute or the American Diabetes Association. Please share your memories and condolences with the family at www.baierfuneralservices.com .