MARTI, Emma (Roth) 1870-1952

MARTI, ROTH, KERNDT, HARTONG, BUNTROCK, SKELDON

Posted By: Jan Warren
Date: 3/24/2004 at 22:35:55

Obituary from the Waukon Republican-Standard November 11, 1952

SERVICES FOR MRS. MARTI ARE HELD

Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Marti, 82, were held Sunday at her home in east Court street at 1:30 and 2:00 o'clock at the Congregational church at Church, conducted by Rev. C.H.Willemssen of Lansing. Burial was in the Lansing Ridge cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers: Warren and Donald Kerndt, Dale Hartong, Lloyd Schneider, John Halverson and Charles Yond.

Mrs. Marti passed away in her sleep Thursday night and was found by her son, Harry, when he went to her bedside about 7:30 Friday morning. Mrs. Marti had enjoyed exceptionally good health for one of her advanced years.

Emma Roth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Roth was born in Lansing township April 19,1870 and her life was spent in Allamakee county. On March 23, 1891, her marriage to Henry Marti took place at Church. They farmed until 1935, when Waukon became their home. Mr. Marti died in December 1939.

They were the parents of nine children, two of whom, LeRoy and Willard preceded them in death. Those surviving are Mrs. Herman Kerndt (Clara), Makee township; Mrs. Herbert Hartong, (Selma), Center township; Walter Marti, Waukon; Mrs. Arthur Buntrock (Elsie), Decorah; Harry, Waukon; Albert, Jefferson twp; Mrs. Bert Skeldon (Mildred), Minneapolis, Minn. There are 14 grandchildren and two great grand children. Also a brother, Herman Roth of Waukon.