Martens, George William (1967 - 2022)
MARTENS, CHAMBERLAND, SAIDY, KNUTH, BRAMMANN, OLDHAM, MCFERRAN
Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/22/2022 at 19:02:15
Name of deceased: George William Martens
Aged: 55 yrs, 5 mo, 11 days
Residence: Shelby, Shelby County, IA
Born: May 15, 1967; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA
Died: Oct. 26, 2022; Shelby, Shelby County, IA
Funeral services: Services at a later date
Survived by: Wife of 34 years, Debra Martens of Shelby, IA; children, Amanda Martens (spouse, Kyle Chamberland) of Des Moines, IA, Geoffrey (spouse, Carmen) Martens of Avoca, IA, Angela Martens (spouse, Nora Saidy) of Omaha, NE, and Brianna (spouse, Sara) Martens of Shelby, IA; grandchildren: Aubrey Chamberland, Jaxson Martens, Karter Chamberland, and Malek Saidy Martens; siblings, Diana Knuth, David Brammann, Rodney Brammann, Garth Brammann, and Michael Oldham; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends
Predeceased by: Parents, Marvin George Martens and Yvon Jeanine McFerran; brother, Richard Brammann
Education: Attended Shelby-Tennant (IA) public schools; graduated with the Class of 1985
Religious affiliation: no information provided
Military service: no information provided
Marriage: Debra (maiden name not provided); May 21, 1988; at the home of the bride’s parents, Portsmouth, IA
Employment: no information provided
Hobbies/Interests: Avid sports fan of the Minnesota Vikings and the Kansas City Royals; often played catch with his kids or took them to the Shelby (IA) ball field to hit buckets of balls; greatly enjoyed slow pitch softball, a game he continued to play until he could play a game with all four of his children; after ‘retiring’ from slow pitch, he turned to golf. Mostly, he loved time spent with his children and grandchildren.
Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com
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