Annamae (McBrearty) MARTIN

MCBREARTY, MARTIN, ENGEN, MONUS, MARTIN, HENGESTEG, PETERSON, SOADY, GRANDSTAFF, CONNER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 8/2/2008 at 10:59:12

June 5, 2001

Annamae McBrearty Martin, 95, of Northwood, died on Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at the Lutheran Retirement Home, Northwood. Funeral services were held on Saturday, June 2, at the First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with the Rev. Paul Holmer officiating. Interment was in the South Shell Rock Cemetery, rural Northwood.

Annamae was born on October 28, 1905 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the daughter of Roy and Anna (Engen) McBrearty. Her mother died when she was 18 days old and her grandparents, Chris and Christine Engen raised her. Annamae attended Albert Lea schools and she enjoyed reminiscing about her childhood with her friends and family in Albert Lea. Annamae married John Martin on March 14, 1924, at the Trinity Lutheran Church Parsonage in Albert Lea. They were parents of three children, Donald, James, and Anita. They made their home in Gordonsville, Woolstock, Albert Lea, and finally Northwood. Annamae worked at her uncle's grocery store as a teenager and was employed at Bowen's Food Store. She then worked for 25 years at Fallgatter's Market in Northwood. She cherished the friendships of many customers throughout the years. Her favorite pastime was reading and she kept track of people near and far. She delighted in the visits of many people, both young and old. Annamae and John moved to the Lutheran Retirement Home in February 1992 and then John died in 1996.

Annamae is survived by her daughter, Anita Monus and her husband, Vic of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; two daughters-in-law, Nan Martin of Northwood and Rita Martin of Urbandale; eight grandchildren, Nancy and Gary Hengesteg of Northwood, Dan and Sandi Martin and Ron Martin, all of Fort Collins, Colorado, Mike Martin of Ames, Arne and Calli (Martin) Peterson and Tony and Denise Martin, all of Des Moines, Gregg and Kathy (Monus) Soady of West Richland, Washington and Mark and April Monus of Calgary; great-grandchildren, Randy and Kim Hengesteg of Northwood, Sonja Hengesteg of Minneapolis, Benji, Angie, and Ryan Martin of Fort Collins, Colorado, Danielle Martin of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Amber and Katie Soady of Washington, Kyle, Brandon, and Jared Monus of Calgary, Bill and Jennifer (Martin) Grandstaff of Conger, Minnesota, Joshua and Sunny Martin of Ames, Cassie and Renae Peterson and Jessica, Matthew, and Stephanie Martin, all of Des Moines; five great-great-grandchildren, Scott Hengesteg, Alexis and Austin Grandstaff, Meadow Martin and Tason Conner; and several nieces and nephews. Annamae was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and two sons, Don Martin in 1975 and Jim Martin in 1977.

Northwood Anchor, Iowa