Martinez, Robert "Bob" (1946-2018)

MARTINEZ, LOPEZ, GOMEZ, ARCINIEGA, SMITH, DORFMAN, CASARES, COLLINS, GERETY, QUALMAN

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 12/18/2018 at 15:16:06

Robert "Bob" Martinez
August 26, 1946 ~ November 6, 2018 (age 72)

Surrounded by his family, Robert Louis Martinez, 72, of Albert City, Iowa, died on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in Albert City, Iowa.

Bob was born on August 26, 1946, in Davenport to Frank and Pasiana (Lopez) Martinez, Sr. Bob proudly served our country in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War from 1964 until 1968 earning the rank of Sergeant. “Semper Fi!” After finishing his service to the nation, he spent much of his life in California. On July 11, 2008, married Maria Inez Gomez in Wilmington, California. A steel worker, Bob retired as a gauger from Kinder Morgan in Long Beach, California. He had a heart of gold and a great gift to gab. In addition, he loved to cook, especially for family and co-workers. Moreover, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and traveling.

His survivors include his wife, Inez Maria Martinez, of Albert City; his children: Patricia Martinez and Aimee (Allen) Martinez Watson, all of Tucson, Arizona, Adrian (Megan) Arciniega, of Santa Barbara, California, and Eric and Cesar Arciniega, both of Long Beach, California; his grandchildren: Maya Arciniega; Ethan Casares; Halley (Jeffrey) Dorfman; Alexia (Blaze) Smith; and Bryce, Marley, and Wrex Watson, and his great-grandchildren: Ember and Gryphon Smith; his siblings: Henry (Tommie) Martinez, Josie Collins, Eva (Dan) Gerety, and Linda (Chuck) Qualman. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Frank Martinez, Jr., and a brother-in-law, Ty Collins.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Robert “Bob” Martinez will be offered at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Davenport. Burial will follow in the Rock Island National Cemetery-Arsenal Island. Visitation is scheduled for Monday from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the Halligan McCabe DeVries Funeral Home, downtown Davenport with a recitation of the rosary at 6:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to the family.

Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport, Iowa, 2018.

Buena Vista Obituaries maintained by Lynn Diemer-Mathews.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen