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December 17, 2013
Services
A Memorial Service celebrating his life will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2014, 11 a.m., at Grace Episcopal Church, 9 Harrington Avenue, Westwood, NJ. Interment of his ashes will be private.
John L. Martin, age 68, of Westwood, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 following a brief illness.
He was born in Passaic, NJ and was raised in Clifton, Cedar Grove and Little Falls. He was a graduate of Passaic Valley Regional High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University ’68. He retired in 2007 from his career as a Certified Public Account, most recently as the Treasurer of J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. of Hackensack. He was a member of Eclipse Lodge No. 256, F&AM and was a Past Patron of Eclipse Chapter No. 226 OES. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Westwood where he served as Vestryman and Warden for a number of years. He enjoyed freshwater fishing and spending time with his wife and family, especially when he could vacation on a lake and do both at the same time.
He is survived by his wife, Elaine (Spilker) Martin; his son, Dr. John (Jay) L. Martin and his wife, Carol, of Weston, WV; his son, Ben Martin, and his wife Liza, of Park Ridge; his brother Ray, and his wife, Dorothy, of Little Falls; sister-in-law Marie of East Rutherford; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his mother and father, Lenore and Leonard Martin, and brother Wilbur.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Grace Episcopal Church-Accessibility Project, 9 Harrington Avenue, Westwood, NJ 07675, or Catch A Special Thrill (C.A.S.T.) for Kids Foundation (a public charity that joins volunteers who love to fish with populations with special needs), 297 S.W. 41st St., Renton, WA 98057 or www.castforkids.org.
Arrangements by Vandermay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, Wayne.
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A Memorial Service celebrating his life will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2014, 11 a.m., at Grace Episcopal Church, 9 Harrington Avenue, Westwood, NJ. Interment of his ashes will be private.
December 17, 2013
Services
A Memorial Service celebrating his life will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2014, 11 a.m., at Grace Episcopal Church, 9 Harrington Avenue, Westwood, NJ. Interment of his ashes will be private.
John L. Martin, age 68, of Westwood, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 following a brief illness.
He was born in Passaic, NJ and was raised in Clifton, Cedar Grove and Little Falls. He was a graduate of Passaic Valley Regional High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University ’68. He retired in 2007 from his career as a Certified Public Account, most recently as the Treasurer of J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. of Hackensack. He was a member of Eclipse Lodge No. 256, F&AM and was a Past Patron of Eclipse Chapter No. 226 OES. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Westwood where he served as Vestryman and Warden for a number of years. He enjoyed freshwater fishing and spending time with his wife and family, especially when he could vacation on a lake and do both at the same time.
He is survived by his wife, Elaine (Spilker) Martin; his son, Dr. John (Jay) L. Martin and his wife, Carol, of Weston, WV; his son, Ben Martin, and his wife Liza, of Park Ridge; his brother Ray, and his wife, Dorothy, of Little Falls; sister-in-law Marie of East Rutherford; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his mother and father, Lenore and Leonard Martin, and brother Wilbur.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Grace Episcopal Church-Accessibility Project, 9 Harrington Avenue, Westwood, NJ 07675, or Catch A Special Thrill (C.A.S.T.) for Kids Foundation (a public charity that joins volunteers who love to fish with populations with special needs), 297 S.W. 41st St., Renton, WA 98057 or www.castforkids.org.
Arrangements by Vandermay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, Wayne.
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