Obituary of Martha E. Jordan

Martha Elizabeth Jordan, 87, of 222 Arlington Avenue, died Monday August 10, 2020 in UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA. She was born December 2, 1932, in New York City, the daughter of the late Alwood and Amelia Campbell Harvey. Growing up, she lived in Astoria-Long Island NY and then Poughkeepsie and Thornwood, NY. Prior to her retirement, she was a devoted teacher and administrator for over 50 years. Her teaching career began in 1954 at Bethpage Schools on Long Island. In 1960 she moved on to teach at Freeport Schools. In 1970, moved to Lakewood, NY, where she began teaching in the Jamestown Public School District. A consummate professional, she took sabbatical leave in 1978 to attend St. Bonaventure University, where she graduated with M.A. in Educational Administration. She also participated in the NYS Exchange Teacher Program, traveling to South Australia to collaborate and share ideas about best practices with other teachers in the country. In addition, she was a Certified Early Literacy Trainer for New York State (1988) and served as principal at Love Elementary School. In 1992 she authored and implemented for Jamestown Schools: Parents and Children Together (PACT) Program and in 1999, she became an Administrative Liaison for Universal Pre-Kindergarten, and was asked to build and maintain the program for the Jamestown School District. She was a member of Kappa Delta Pi (Honorary Educational Society), Phi Delta Kappa (Educational Society) serving as president 1979-1982, Chautauqua County Reading Association, National Educational Association and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. She was a former board member of Little Theatre of Jamestown where she participated in many stage productions. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, reading, politics, Jones Beach, Cape Cod, and annual trips with her daughter Sheri to New York City at Christmas time to attend Broadway shows. Surviving are two children Sheri Jordan of Jamestown and Glenn (Beth) Jordan of Rochester, NY; three grandsons Alexander, Taylor and Brian Jordan; a sister Margaret Hernan of Springfield, OR and nieces and nephews Debbie, Cindy, Pam, Michael, Jeffrey, Chris and Scott to whom she was especially close. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her beloved brother Alwood Harvey and a nephew Mark Harvey. A graveside service will be held at Lake View Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Jamestown Boys and Girls Club, 62 Allen St, Jamestown, NY 14701, or St. Susan Center, 31 Water St, Jamestown, NY 14701. You may leave words of condolence at www.lindfuneralhome.com.