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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, May 23, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10:00 AM from the funeral home. Private interment will follow at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ.
Ida Martin, age 86, a resident of the Packanack Lake section of Wayne since 1961, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
Born in Paterson, she lived for several years in Midland Park before returning to Paterson where she attended Paterson elementary schools. Ida went on to graduate high school from Eastern Academy in Prospect Park where she also played on the school’s basketball team. It was there that she met her husband-to-be, Honorable Superior Court Judge Ralph Martin. Of course he wasn’t a judge yet, but Ida saw something special in him. They made their marriage vows before God, family and friends on Friday, June 23, 1950 at the Epworth Methodist Church in the Riverside section of Paterson. After honeymooning in Cape Cod, they traveled for a few years because of Ralph’s military service. During those years, they welcomed their first-born – a baby boy which they named Gregg.
Ida settled into a very satisfying and fulfilling career as a homemaker bringing much love and stability to her home and growing family. Over the ensuing years, eldest son Gregg was joined by three younger brothers: Brian, Jonathan, and Lance. This brought a noticeable degree of activity into Ida’s life, but in-between she carved out time for some personal pursuits. In 1964, Ida began taking classes at Paterson State College. For the next six years she persevered and in 1970 she graduated with a B.A. degree in Education. She quickly put this knowledge to work serving as a substitute teacher in Wayne elementary schools and in the Eastern Christian schools as a remedial teacher.
Ida loved reading books of all genres and solving crossword puzzles published in the local newspaper or given to her in books by her sons. She and her husband Ralph traveled a lot, especially to the British Isles and Germany. She would plan each trips itinerary with meticulous detail.
Ida was a former member of the Preakness Christian Reformed Church of Wayne. She had a real loving heart for the church’s elderly members and so she made it a practice to visit them on a regular basis. She enjoyed using her gifts as a pianist accompanying worship services at local nursing homes through the church’s nursing home ministry. Ida also participated in the church’s Ladies Missionary Union where she served one year as president. No doubt, her contribution in promoting awareness and raising monetary support for the missionaries sent out by her church, blessed them greatly. In recent years Ida had been attending the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church. Throughout her entire life, she was a faithful follower of Christ Jesus. She enjoyed her daily quiet-times with God, reading from her bible and serving as a prayer warrior for countless souls.
Surviving are her beloved husband of 65 years - Ralph; three sons: Reverend Gregg Martin of Toronto, Canada, Captain Jonathan and wife Adrienne Martin of Branchburg, NJ, and Lance and wife Katherine Martin of Whitehouse Station, NJ; daughter-in-law Nancy Martin of Alexandria, VA; five grandchildren; Hannah, Ruth, Elizabeth, Martha, and Daniel; and her sister Wilma Philips of Pompton Plains. Ida was predeceased by her son Brian in 2012.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Ida’s name are asked to consider Bethany Christian Services, Attn: Donor Records, 901 Eastern Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 or at www.bethany.org
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, May 23, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10:00 AM from the funeral home. Private interment will follow at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, May 23, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10:00 AM from the funeral home. Private interment will follow at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ.
Ida Martin, age 86, a resident of the Packanack Lake section of Wayne since 1961, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
Born in Paterson, she lived for several years in Midland Park before returning to Paterson where she attended Paterson elementary schools. Ida went on to graduate high school from Eastern Academy in Prospect Park where she also played on the school’s basketball team. It was there that she met her husband-to-be, Honorable Superior Court Judge Ralph Martin. Of course he wasn’t a judge yet, but Ida saw something special in him. They made their marriage vows before God, family and friends on Friday, June 23, 1950 at the Epworth Methodist Church in the Riverside section of Paterson. After honeymooning in Cape Cod, they traveled for a few years because of Ralph’s military service. During those years, they welcomed their first-born – a baby boy which they named Gregg.
Ida settled into a very satisfying and fulfilling career as a homemaker bringing much love and stability to her home and growing family. Over the ensuing years, eldest son Gregg was joined by three younger brothers: Brian, Jonathan, and Lance. This brought a noticeable degree of activity into Ida’s life, but in-between she carved out time for some personal pursuits. In 1964, Ida began taking classes at Paterson State College. For the next six years she persevered and in 1970 she graduated with a B.A. degree in Education. She quickly put this knowledge to work serving as a substitute teacher in Wayne elementary schools and in the Eastern Christian schools as a remedial teacher.
Ida loved reading books of all genres and solving crossword puzzles published in the local newspaper or given to her in books by her sons. She and her husband Ralph traveled a lot, especially to the British Isles and Germany. She would plan each trips itinerary with meticulous detail.
Ida was a former member of the Preakness Christian Reformed Church of Wayne. She had a real loving heart for the church’s elderly members and so she made it a practice to visit them on a regular basis. She enjoyed using her gifts as a pianist accompanying worship services at local nursing homes through the church’s nursing home ministry. Ida also participated in the church’s Ladies Missionary Union where she served one year as president. No doubt, her contribution in promoting awareness and raising monetary support for the missionaries sent out by her church, blessed them greatly. In recent years Ida had been attending the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church. Throughout her entire life, she was a faithful follower of Christ Jesus. She enjoyed her daily quiet-times with God, reading from her bible and serving as a prayer warrior for countless souls.
Surviving are her beloved husband of 65 years - Ralph; three sons: Reverend Gregg Martin of Toronto, Canada, Captain Jonathan and wife Adrienne Martin of Branchburg, NJ, and Lance and wife Katherine Martin of Whitehouse Station, NJ; daughter-in-law Nancy Martin of Alexandria, VA; five grandchildren; Hannah, Ruth, Elizabeth, Martha, and Daniel; and her sister Wilma Philips of Pompton Plains. Ida was predeceased by her son Brian in 2012.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Ida’s name are asked to consider Bethany Christian Services, Attn: Donor Records, 901 Eastern Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 or at www.bethany.org
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