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Gerald Martin, 70, of Williston, died at the Bethel Lutheran Nursing Home in Williston, early Sunday morning, November 1, 2009.
Gerald Henry Martin was born on February 3, 1939 at Breckenridge, Minnesota to Henry and Josephine (Lizotte) Martin. The family lived in Wahpeton for a time before moving to a farm near Dunseith, North Dakota. Gerald attended rural schools in the area and later attended Bottineau High School.
At the age of seventeen Gerald enlisted in the US Navy where he served from 1956 until 1960 and again from 1962 until the end of 1964. He went on two Mediterranean cruises and was stationed mainly at Norfolk, Virginia.
After serving in the Navy he returned to Bottineau where he drove truck for a time and then worked in the oilfields until going to plumbing school at Wahpeton in 1968. After finishing school he began working for Selid Plumbing and Heating at Williston where he worked until his retirement in 2001 but continued to work summers there.
On December 23, 1963 Gerald was united in marriage to Loni Holdaas at Bottineau. They lived in Bottineau until moving to Williston in 1968 where they have resided since.
From 1976 to 1991 he was a member of the North Dakota National Guard. He served his country in this way, doing summer camps in Minnesota, Maine, Honduras, and Jamaica. He retired from the National Guard in 1991 but was always a soldier at heart.
Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Loni of Williston, ND; daughters, Renae (Les) Hanson of Williston, ND, and Patty (Jody) Monson of Billings, MT; granddaughters, Amanda Hanson of Williston, ND and Taylor Monson of Billings, MT; grandsons, Jordan Hanson of Williston, ND and Blair Monson of Billings, MT; sister, Janie (Johnny) Andreoff of Rockford, MN; brother, Dan (Karen) Martin of Brooklyn Park, MN; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Gerald was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Josephine; stepfather, Harold Lee; grandparents, Stephen and Adele Lizotte and Rupert and Jessie Martin; and several aunts and uncles. |
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| In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be given to the Benedictine Living Center, 609 4th Avenue NE, Garrison, ND 58540, who treated us so kindly while Gerald was a patient there. Or to the charity of choice. |
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| Friends may call at the Fulkerson Funeral Home in Williston on Thursday from 9am to 5pm and an hour prior to services at the church on Friday. |
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| Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, November 6, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Williston. Father Dennis Schafer will officiate. |
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Riverview Cemetery,
Williston, North Dakota |
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11/12/2009
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