Martha Joanne Kifer was born in Grove City, Pennsylvania to Paul T. Kifer and Geraldine A. Richards.

While a student nurse at St. Francis Hospital, Joanne M. Kifer (as written), born on January 30, 1928, served in the U. S., World War II Cadet Nursing Corps. The membership card indicates that she lived in McKeesport, Allegheny County.

Martha Joanne Kifer married Francis J. Rothenberger at Florence, Arizona on March 3, 1950.

Martha Joanne Kifer Rothenberger died on June 23, 1997, last residence Mount Airy, Frederick, Maryland.