Martha Schwarting ’78 died August 22, 2010 of a coronary arrest. She was 61. She was born Oct. 22, 1948, in Detroit, Mich., to Albert and Nancy Day Rogers. She married Stephen Schwarting on June 23, 1967, in Annapolis, Md. He died April 12, 1973. She graduated with a bachelors degree from Santa Clara University in 1978. She worked as a middle school teacher for 20 years, the last 19 years in Cottage Grove. Survivors include a daughter, Amy Perimon of Portland; a son, Thomas of Eugene; a sister, Katie Day Lutz of Morgan Hills, Calif.; and two grandchildren.