Martin, Verne J. - 1928-2011

CLARK, COONS, FULLER, MARTIN, SATINSKY, VAVRA

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Date: 9/17/2024 at 09:44:27

Verne J. Martin, 83, of Grimes, Iowa, and formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, November 20, 2011, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa.
Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, November 26, 2011, at the Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, November 25, at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Baker Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Verne was born on July 8, 1928, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to John and Blanche (Vavra) Martin.
He graduated from Wilson High School and then went on to Coe College where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business and chemistry.
Verne entered the U.S. Army and served in Korea. Following his discharge he returned to Cedar Rapids and went to work as a research chemist at Penick and Ford Company; retiring from there after over forty years of service.
On October 15, 1954, Verne married Mary Ann Satinsky in Iowa City.
Verne was an artist, gardener, golfer and avid sportsman who loved hunting and fishing. He loved animals, especially dogs.
Verne is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Ann Martin of Grimes, Iowa; daughter, Becky (Raymond) Coons of Grimes, Iowa; four grandchildren, Andrew Clark, Kelsey Clark, Joseph Coons and Charity Coons; twin great-grandsons, Anthony and Gauge Clark; and many nieces and nephews.
Verne was preceded in death by his parents, John and Blanche Martin; sister, Laureen (Eldon "Bud") Fuller; and brother, Robert (Florence) Martin.
Please sign the online obituary for Verne at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Published in Des Moines (IA) Register; Saturday, November 26, 2011, page 5B