William E. Martens (1986)
BOOS, MARTENS, NIENDORF, STORCK
Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 10/7/2006 at 10:58:52
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, February 26, 1986William E. Martens, De Soto
Services for William E. Martens, 86, De Soto, who died Feb. 18 at Mercy Hospital Medical Center, were held Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Trinity Lutheran Church near Van Meter. Burial was at the church cemetery.
He lived in the De Soto area most of his life and farmed. He was a member of the Trinity Church.
Born Sept. 9, 1899 in Warren County, he was the son of Frederick and Anna Martens. He was married to Clara Boos on Feb. 18, 1925 in Madison County.
Survivors include his wife; a son, William of rural Winterset; a daughter, Vara Niendorf of Indianapolis, Ind.; brothers, Fred of De Soto, Clarence, Grant and Irvin, all of rural Winterset and Arthur of Boone; a sister, Esther Storck of Winterset; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Preceding him death were his parents, a son, a great-granddaughter and two brothers.
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