Amherst, MA, Martha Maria Victoria Corbat-Schmitt, 96, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at home in Amherst surrounded by her family. She was born on December 21, 1920 in Basel, Switzerland to Gustav and Marie Schmitt.

Martha moved to Amherst August 3, 2015 to be with her daughter and family and has enjoyed a wonderful year and a half.

Martha married Roland Fernand Corbat in 1948. They were happily married for 50 years.  Roland also died in Amherst in 1998.

Martha loved to travel between the two continents and having her family visit often in Basel. She adored the Coast of Maine, Grand Canyon, Florida and on the European side travels to France, Italy, Spain. She had an active social life in Basel and loved her city until it became too difficult for her to “go to town” by herself.

Martha was preceded in death by her three brothers, Gustav, Ernst and Hans Schmitt as well as her sister in laws, Liselotte Schmitt, Heidi Schmitt and Simone Schmitt.

Martha is survived by her daughter, Jacqueline D. Waldman of Amherst, her son in law David F. Farnham of Amherst, and her granddaughter, Olga M. Farnham of Amherst as well as her niece Evelyne Renz-Schmitt of Basel and nephew Dieter Schmitt of Basel.

She will be buried in a private ceremony at Wildwood Cemetery.

The family would like to thank the Hospice of the Fisher Home for their support.