Martha (Marty) Mathewson passed away peacefully at The Guilford House on June 10, 2023 at the age of 101. She was born on April 10, 1922 to Jacob & Florence Bloomingdale of New Haven, CT. Marty was predeceased by her husband Albert Mathewson, two sisters, Cora Davis & Florence Lickteig, and four brothers, Jacob, Walter, William and Frank Bloomingdale. Martha is survived by her son, Jim Mathewson and his wife Nancy of Stuart FL; her daughter, Sue Gorecki and her husband Stan of Englewood FL; three granddaughters, Beth Law, Brooke Mazzarella, & Jaime Troop; and five great-grandchildren; Mackenzie Bourdon, Dylan & Camryn Mazzarella, and Matthew & Rebecca Law. Marty worked for Winchester Firearms during WWII, The Brownstone Restaurant and The Boy Scouts of America. In October 1967 she started a knitting and sewing club with a group of special women in her life that lasted over 45 years. Marty loved to shop, bake, knit, sew and paint. Above all else, she loved being surrounded by her family and friends.
A celebration of Marty's life will be held at Beecher & Bennett Funeral Home, 2300 Whitney Ave., Hamden, CT on Saturday, July 1st at 11:00 a.m. Friends may visit with her family from 10-11:00 a.m., prior to the start of the service. Burial at Orange Center Cemetery will be privately held at a later date. Donations in Marty's memory can be made to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, CT Hospice , 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405, or Treasure Coast Hospice , 1201 SE Indian St., Stuart, FL 34997.