Martha ‘Mardi’ Carroll

Nov. 20, 1947 – Feb. 14, 2024

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, loving mother and grandmother, Martha “Mardi” Ann Carroll (Trask) passed away at the age of 76 in Ephrata, Wash. Born in Hanau, Germany on Nov. 20, 1947, Mardi was born by the name Brigitte Maria to Elise Liselotte Ruffer. In search of a better life for her daughter, Mardi’s birth mother placed her for adoption at a very young age where she finally found her forever home with her parents, Raymond Harrison and Lucia Elizabeth Trask, in Moses Lake, Washington. Growing up in Mae Valley, she enjoyed country life especially riding her horse. In 1966, Mardi graduated Moses Lake High School and spent the majority of her life living in Moses Lake until she finally retired to Ephrata, Washington. She spent the span of her working years in the service industry and spent her retired years in the service of others. During her life, she served in many roles and positions to honor our American veterans and the Ephrata community. Most recently she was a 20-plus-year member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the 9th District Women’s Auxiliary president, the president of the Ephrata Historical Society, the secretary of the Columbia Basin Carriage Club, secretary and founding member of her chip toss league and a previous longtime member of the Soap Lake Rod and Gun Club.