M. Joan Martinson
Jan. 11, 1897-Jan. 6, 1974
Niles Daily Star, Monday, January 7, 1974, page 2, col. 5-6, microfilm Niles District Library
NILES--Miss M. Joan Martinson, 76, of 604 S. Third St., died at 8:40 a.m Sunday in Pawating Hospital after being ill since October.
Miss Martinson was a retired secretary for the John Hardwood Lumber Co., Logansport, Ind., where she was employed for 53 years. Born Jan. 11, 1897, in Manitowoc, Wis., Miss Martinson had lived here for four years, coming from Logansport. She was a member of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Logansport.
Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Glen (Grethe) Waldorf of New London, Ohio, Mrs. Harvey (Ingeborg) Crouch, Mrs. William F. (Freda) Grafford and Mrs. S.H. (Thera) Foley, all of Niles.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Pifer Chapel of Swem-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert Trenery of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call after 7 tonight at the funeral chapel.