Dorothy Rose Martin
Feb. 22, 1896-Aug. 14, 1989
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, August 15, 1989, page 2, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library
Dorothy Martin, 93, of Woodfield Manor, 1210 Stateline Road, died at 6:30 am. today . Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are with the Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan.
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, August 16, 1989, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library
Dorothy Rose Martin, 93, of 1210 State Line Road, Niles, died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in Woodfield Manor Nursing Home.
Born Feb. 22, 1896, in Esher, England, she was a homemaker.
Mrs. Martin lived in Niles for the last 26 years.
She married Roy Martin in July 1922 in Battle Creek, Mich. He preceded her in death in August 1939.
Survivors include two sons, Donald Martin of Niles and David Martin of Cassopolis; five daughters, Doris Brittin, June Cramer and Gladys Hojara, all of Niles, and Jane Virgil of Buchanan, and Ruth Dewey of Hemet, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren.
A son, Vernon Martin, preceded her in death in 1945.
Graveside services are Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Silverbrook Cemetery.
There will be no visitation and memorials may be sent to St. Paul's Lutheran Church.