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  • Story: Agnes C (Westen) Martin

    <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Roman 10cpi"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:Cambria; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:modern; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">Ref: Wednesday, 20 Apr. 1988, Lincoln Courier, Lincoln, IL, pg. 6 - Emden - Agnes C. Marten, 72, of Emden, died at 12:20 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, 1988, at the BroMenn Long Term Care Center, Bloomington.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">Mrs. Marten was a former foster grandparent at Lincoln Developmental Center.<span>&nbsp; </span>She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church, Emden, the church&rsquo;s Ladies Aid Society and its Quilters; Club.<span>&nbsp; </span>She also was a member of the Eastside Pinochle Club.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">She was born Oct. 12, 1915 in Hartsburg, a daughter of Andrew and Rena (Bruns) Westen.<span>&nbsp; </span>She married Virgil Marten on Dec. 11, 1936 in New Holland.<span>&nbsp; </span>He preceded her in death on Nov. 3, 1975.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">Surviving are five son, Glenn, Emden; Denzil of Franklin, IN; Alan, Lincoln, Lester, New Holland, and Dale, Bellevue, NE; two daughters, Anita Gemberling, Emden and Myrna Boward, rural Bloomington; two brothers, C. Eldon, Hartsburg, and Loren, Emden; a sister, Irene Westen, Emden; 19 grandchildren; and three great-daughters.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">A sister preceded her in death.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Emden, with the Rev. Frank Pieper officiating.<span>&nbsp; </span>Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Hartsburg.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Holland &amp; Barry Funeral Home, Lincoln, and one hour before the service at the church Friday.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'roman 10cpi'">Memorials may be made to the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospice, BroMenn Hospice or to a charity of the donor&rsquo;s choice.</span></p>

 
 
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