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July 27, 2008
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne on Tuesday July 29, 2008 from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9 AM from the funeral home then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Interment will be at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Frank J. Martin, 88 of Wayne, died peacefully at home while receiving the loving care of his family on Saturday, July 26, 2008.
Frank was born in Falkirk, Scotland, one of nine children. He came to America twice as a young boy; first when he was just seven years old, then again at nine. He settled in Bay Ridge Brooklyn until joining the Army in 1941. He served nearly five years during WWII in several capacities, including tank driver. He earned five medals during his service, including the World War II Victory Medal.
In the early 1940’s, Frank attended an Irish dance in Brooklyn and there he met Margaret Mulqueen. Margaret didn’t want to go to the dance, but her mother persuaded her to, and thankfully so. They married in 1943 and enjoyed nearly 65 years of devotion together.
Frank was a dynamic character. Besides his twenty five year career with the Post Office, he was also an accomplished saxophonist, playing in the “Rhythmaires” with his brother Eddie. He was a Knight, third degree, with the Knights of Columbus. He built his own house, literally, in Lions Head Lake, Wayne, also with the help of his brother, Eddie. He was a very particular man, always conscious of the details. His children have many fond memories of their dad being “as sweet as the day is long,” selfless, charitable, and always kind. Frank saw only the good in everyone. Frank and Margaret traveled together visiting Ireland, Scotland, and also enjoyed an especially memorable cruise to Alaska with their nineteen children and grandchildren.
Frank leaves his loving wife of nearly sixty five years, Margaret (nee Mulqueen), four children; Bill and his wife Janet of Franklin Lakes, Eileen and her husband Bob of Wayne, Gerald and his wife Deborah of West Caldwell, and Jack and his wife Debbie of Wayne, ten grandchildren: Brian Martin and his wife Tara of Edgewater, Suzanne Ward and her husband Sean of Franklin Lakes, Michelle Joyce of Riverdale, Kevin Joyce and his wife Melissa of Bayonne, Laura Rumana and her husband Scott of Wayne, Alyson and Nicholas Martin of Wharton, and Daniel, Rachel, and Grace Martin of Wayne and his first great-grandchild is expected in just a few months. Frank is also survived by his brother, Eddie, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Frank was predeceased by two sisters and five brothers.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer’s Association – Greater NJ, 400 Morris Ave, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne on Tuesday July 29, 2008 from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9 AM from the funeral home then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Interment will be at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
July 27, 2008
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne on Tuesday July 29, 2008 from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9 AM from the funeral home then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Interment will be at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Frank J. Martin, 88 of Wayne, died peacefully at home while receiving the loving care of his family on Saturday, July 26, 2008.
Frank was born in Falkirk, Scotland, one of nine children. He came to America twice as a young boy; first when he was just seven years old, then again at nine. He settled in Bay Ridge Brooklyn until joining the Army in 1941. He served nearly five years during WWII in several capacities, including tank driver. He earned five medals during his service, including the World War II Victory Medal.
In the early 1940’s, Frank attended an Irish dance in Brooklyn and there he met Margaret Mulqueen. Margaret didn’t want to go to the dance, but her mother persuaded her to, and thankfully so. They married in 1943 and enjoyed nearly 65 years of devotion together.
Frank was a dynamic character. Besides his twenty five year career with the Post Office, he was also an accomplished saxophonist, playing in the “Rhythmaires” with his brother Eddie. He was a Knight, third degree, with the Knights of Columbus. He built his own house, literally, in Lions Head Lake, Wayne, also with the help of his brother, Eddie. He was a very particular man, always conscious of the details. His children have many fond memories of their dad being “as sweet as the day is long,” selfless, charitable, and always kind. Frank saw only the good in everyone. Frank and Margaret traveled together visiting Ireland, Scotland, and also enjoyed an especially memorable cruise to Alaska with their nineteen children and grandchildren.
Frank leaves his loving wife of nearly sixty five years, Margaret (nee Mulqueen), four children; Bill and his wife Janet of Franklin Lakes, Eileen and her husband Bob of Wayne, Gerald and his wife Deborah of West Caldwell, and Jack and his wife Debbie of Wayne, ten grandchildren: Brian Martin and his wife Tara of Edgewater, Suzanne Ward and her husband Sean of Franklin Lakes, Michelle Joyce of Riverdale, Kevin Joyce and his wife Melissa of Bayonne, Laura Rumana and her husband Scott of Wayne, Alyson and Nicholas Martin of Wharton, and Daniel, Rachel, and Grace Martin of Wayne and his first great-grandchild is expected in just a few months. Frank is also survived by his brother, Eddie, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Frank was predeceased by two sisters and five brothers.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer’s Association – Greater NJ, 400 Morris Ave, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.
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