Martin, Ruby A. (1927 – 2012)

MARTIN, PETERSON, JESPERSON, WALKER, FICK, WADDELL, MORTENSEN, JENSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/1/2014 at 13:21:15

Name of deceased: Ruby Arlene Martin (nee Peterson)

Aged: 84 yrs, 4 mo, 2 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Oct. 9, 1927, Harlan, IA

Died: Nov. 11, 2012, Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; Pastor Dan Hawn officiated. Burial was at the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Husband of 58 years, Marvin Martin of Harlan, IA; daughters, Patricia (spouse, James) Mortensen of Kimballton, IA and Susan (spouse, Roger) Jensen of Loveland, CO; sons, David (spouse, Lois) Martin of Harlan, IA and Daniel (spouse, Marilyn) Martin of Harlan, IA; 11 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson; sister, Viola Waddell of Harlan, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Clarence and Augusta (nee Jesperson) Peterson; sisters, Myrtle and her husband Lyle Walker and Evelyn and her husband Clarence Fick; brother-in-law, Earl Waddell

Education: attended country school at Rabbit Hollow and graduated from Harlan (IA) High School, Class of 1945.

Religious affiliation: baptized at Bethel Baptist Church in 1936, where she remained a member until becoming a charter member of First Baptist Church in Harlan, IA.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Marvin Martin; July 12, 1953; Spencer, IA

Employment: was employed at the Broderson Auto Shop, as a bookkeeper at Wigness Machine Shop, West Central Development and at CDS.

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed gardening, houseplants and travel. Her hobbies were sewing, crocheting, and needlework.

Sources: pauleyjones.com