A devoted member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Wilma was actively involved in the Women of Redeemer, the Women’s Welcome Club, and the Lincoln Senior Chorus. She also enjoyed being part of the Camp Creek Threshers. Wilma had a passion for tending to her plants and flowers, and she loved traveling to new places.
Wilma spent the majority of her career working at South Cotner Clinic, which later became Holmes Lake Family Medicine.
On August 10, 1957, Wilma married Edwin “Ed” J. Martin at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Green Garden Twp., Madison County, NE. Together, they had three children: Jon W. Martin (Debbie) of Boise, ID; Lisa D. Martin-Price (Ron); and Camilla S. Hurst (Lou), both of Lincoln. After Ed’s passing in 1995, she married Leland “Lee” F. Hittner on December 11, 2004, in Lincoln. Lee’s daughter, Patti Becher (Todd) of Las Vegas, NV, became Wilma’s step-daughter.
Wilma’s memory will be cherished by her nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, one step-grandson, and two step-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, Ronald “Ron” F. Knapp (Linda) of Dallas, TX; her sister-in-law, Gloria Knapp of Madison, NE; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, sisters and brothers, Dorothea Enterline, Erwin Knapp, Lorraine Laskowski, Eugene Knapp, and Adolph Knapp Jr.
Visitation with family greeting friends will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Monday March 24, 2025, at Roper and Sons Midtown Chapel, 4300 O St.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday March 25, 2025, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 510 S. 33rd St., with a family burial following at Lincoln Memorial Park.
Memorials to Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, 801 Seminary Place, Suite L010, St Louis, MO 63105, or https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/lwml/online-donation-form, the Lincoln Food Bank, or donor’s choice.