Obituary #1 of Auguste (Lübke) Martin

Antigo Daily Journal; 20 Oct 1938, page 7
   Mrs. Augusta Martin
       Mrs. Augusta Martin, 85, a resident of the town of Polar for the past 50 years, died early last evening at the Memorial hospital, where she has been a patient since last Sunday, when she fell and broke her leg.
       Before her marriage Augusta Lubke, Mrs. Martin was born in Germany in 1853 on Nov. 29. She was married in Germany and in 1883 they came to the United States, settling near Beaver Dam. Five years later they came to Langlade county, making their home in the town of Polar, where they have lived since. Mr. Martin died in 1934.
       Surviving her are three sons, Otto of the town of Polar; Gustav of the town of Polar; and William, of the town of Polar, with whom she made her home. One daughter, Alvina, Mrs. Henry Kipke of Polar preceded her in death in 1908. A daughter, Anna, passed away in infancy, and a son, Carl, at the age of five.
       Mrs. Martin was a member of St. John's Lutheran church of Polar and was an active member of the Ladies' Aid of that church.
       Funeral services will be held at 2o'clock Sunday afternoon at St. John's Lutheran church with the Rev. H. T. Rasmussen as the officiant. Interment will be in the Polar cemetery. The body will lie in state at the William Martin home in the town of Polar.

Surname Saturday #8: Martin/Märten

Martin is the surname if the only great-grandparent I was fortunate to meet and spend time with. Her name was Sylvia Martin, and she passed away only four years ago. I think about you often, grandma and I miss you. This is her family:

1. Sylvia Maria Bertha Hedwig Martin
b. 28 May 1909, Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin
d. 12 Jan 2008, Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
m1. Walter John Stuempges; 21 Sep 1927, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota
m2. Ewald Wilhelm Flemming; Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin
*Children omitted for privacy reasons.


2. Herman Wilhelm Gustav "Gust" Martin
b. 21 Jun 1882, Gross Schönfeld, Kreis Greifenhagen, Pommern, Germany
d. 17 May 1968, Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
m. Maria Summ; 23 Jul 1907, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin
*Harold Johann Gustav Martin, b. 18 Apr 1908, Polar, d. 04 Apr 1943, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Sylvia Maria Bertha Hedwig Martin (above)
*Leonard Herman Martin, b. 28 Oct 1911, Polar, d. 21 Nov 2009, Oak Creek, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
*Marlow Charles Martin, b. 09 Jul 1914, Polar; d. 20 Jul 2006
*Oscar Carl Herman Martin, b. 18 Feb 1916, Polar, d. 07 Feb 1997, Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
*Anita Maria Florella Martin, b. 23 Nov 1917, Polar, d. 02 Mar 2000, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois


3. Carl Gustav Märten
b. 23 Aug 1846, Töpperkuthen, Kreis Landsberg, Brandenburg, Germany
d. 12 Mar 1934, Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin
m1. Henrietta Kurth, of Schildberg, Kreis Soldin, Brandenburg, Germany
m2. Louise Friederike Auguste Lübke; 15 Jun 1876, Gross Schönfeld, Kreis Greifenhagen, Pommern, Germany
*Wilhelm Herman Otto Martin, b. 14 Mar 1877, Gross Schönfeld, d. 07 Jul 1955, Polar
*Carl Martin, b. abt 1880, Gross Schönfeld, d. bef 1885, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin
*Herman Wilhelm Gustav "Gust" Martin (above)
*William Frederick "Bill" Martin, b. 21 Jun 1883, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, d. 25 Feb 1970, Polar
*Alvina Emelia Augusta Martin, b. 11 Feb 1885, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, d. 11 Apr 1909, Polar
*Anna Martin, b. Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, d. Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin


4. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Märten
b. Berneuchen, Kreis Landsberg, Brandenburg, Germany
d. Pätzig bei Schönfleiss, Kreis Königsberg/Neumark, Pommern, Germany
m. Amelia Wehlitz, of Töpperkuthen, Kreis Landsberg, Brandenburg, Germany
*Carl Gustav Märten (above)