Martha King-Andriacco    December 26, 1943 - April 13, 2022

Age 78, of Cincinnati, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 26, 1943 to Earl and Katherine King. 

She was preceded in death by her father, mother and brother Paul King.
Martha is survived by her beloved husband of 25 years, Anthony Andriacco, her daughter, Gina Walker, her nephew, Paul J King and her niece, Kristen Burgard. 

Martha spent many years as the Property Manager at Williamsburg. Kind, gentle and caring.

Visitation will be Thursday, April 21, 2022 from 9:30 AM until the funeral mass at 10:30 AM, at San Antonio Chapel (1950 Queen City Ave). After Mass, A Celebration of Life will take place in the church undercroft. Burial, will take place after the reception.

In lieu of flowers and in loving memory of Martha, contributions may be made to Holy Family Church, 3006 West 8th Street, Cincinnati (45205) or Hartzell United Methodist Church, 8999 Applewood Drive, Cincinnati (45236).  

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The following is the Eulogy that Tony (Martha"s husband) had printed on the back of the program at the funeral.

See how they love one another." That's what pagans said about the early Christians. Martha KingAndriacco exemplified this. She was love in action.

Martha's generosity extended to sharing her beautiful artwork as gifts that we are fortunate to have to remember her by. But Martha gave much more than things—she gave of herself, whether it was in holding babies that needed to be held or in caring for her loving husband.

Tony wanted to share the following:

Martha's strongest attributes, of which there were many, were her kindness and compassion for others. Whenever she learned of someone being sick, she would always call them or send them a get-well card. If she heard that someone lost a spouse, parent, child, or friend, she would send them a sympathy card. She couldn't do enough to help those in need. It wasn't far into our marriage when her kindness rubbed off and I was following suit.

What was it that first attracted me to Martha?  Right off I loved her wonderful sense of humor. She loved to tease, but never dealt out more than she was willing to receive. Martha dearly loved babies and lamented the fact that she didn't marry young enough to have her own children. But Martha always said she had a good life with no complaints. She traveled the world with her friends before we met, and with me once we wed. And after working 30 years in property management at Wiliamsburg Apartments, she cared for babies for nine years part-time at Droopy Drawers Day Care Center. I think the babies there loved her as much as she loved them.

She also loved her niece Kristen and nephew P.J. and spoiled them considerably from the time they were born. Besides her family and friends, Martha dearly loved the congregation of Hartzell Methodist Church and struggled to attend services there as much as her health situation would allow. The past two years weren't good to Martha as her health progressively declined.

She was diagnosed with emphysema and C.O.P.D., both of which were exacerbated when she contracted the shingles virus in both eyes, necessitating countless visits to the eye doctor and daily eye drops. Six months ago, she developed a serious lung infection which didn't show any signs of abatement when scanned. Consequently, she was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital on April 6. A brain scan because of head pain and recent memory lapses found a tumor on April 7.  Before a biopsy could be done, Martha sustained what her pulmonologist called a "very bad" heart attack and pneumonia in one lung. She was placed in the Intensive Care Unit on April 10 and went home to God on April 13.

She will be missed by her family, friends, former co-workers, and especially the congregation at Hartzell United Methodist Church.

But no one will ever miss her more than me. She was truly my life's blood. She spoiled me and loved me dearly, as I did her. From her I learned the deeper meaning of love as we grew more and more comfortable in our relationship. I've learned to replace judgement with love as Martha did. I often err, but I am still trying.

Martha was seen by a retinue of medical professionals—pulmonoldgist, cardiologist, infectious disease specialist, intensive care specialist. She got the best of care, yet couldn't be saved.

She is now in the hands of our loving Savior.

Martha fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith (2 Tim 4:6). Rest in peace, kind soul.

https://www.newcomercincinnati.com/Obituary/213548/Martha-King-Andriacco/Cincinnati-OH