Obit: Martens, Donald "Don" W. (1923 - 2009)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Martens, Henchen, Gress, Wilson, Schmid, Konkel, Ritchey 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) September 16, 2009 
 

Martens, Donald "Don" W. (3 May 1923 - 8 September 2009) With Flag 
 

Donald "Don" W. Martens, 86, resident of St. Joe City, ID died Sept. 8, 2009 at St. Maries, ID.  
 

He was born May 3, 1923 to John and Frieda (Henchen) Martens at Neillsville.  He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II in the South Pacific.  He was discharged in 1946 and returned to Wisconsin.  He moved to Spokane, WA, before moving to Priest Lake, ID, where he worked for a local lumber mill.  He moved to St. Joe City in 1960, where he worked for Regulus Stud Mill as well as various other mills.  He retired from Regulus in 1984.  He never married.  He worked as a machinist building model engines for vintage aircraft in his retirement. 
 

He is survived by sisters Charlotte Gress of Neillsville and Isabel Wilson of Milwaukee; nephews and nieces: Steve Gress of Vesper, Sally Schmid and Rebecca Konkel of Prescott, AZ, Mont Gress of Neillsville, Joel Gress of Wichita, KS, and John, Jeffrey, Jerry and Cathy Wilson of Milwaukee; as well as his many friends at St. Joe City and the surrounding area. 
 

Graveside services were held Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery, St. Maries, with Father Timothy Richey officiating.