Robert E. Martin, Sr.
September 14, 1934 — July 14, 2022
Robert E. Martin, Sr.
Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA
Robert E. Martin, Sr., 87, formerly from Mt. Pleasant Mills, entered eternal rest on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
He was born on September 14, 1934, in Thompsontown, PA, the son of the late Marion Lester Martin and Pauline Kratzer Martin. He married Mary Lytle Martin on November 28, 1977, who preceded him in death on December 26, 2018.
Robert was a 1952 graduate of Selinsgrove High School. He retired as a grinder with AMP Inc, Selinsgrove. He was a member of the Christ Wesleyan of Sunbury (formerly Trinity Wesleyan Church), where he was a Sunday school teacher, Choir Director, Song Leader, and Board Member. He was a devoted Christian.
Robert enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, gardening, woodworking, and singing. He loved playing cards and playing a game that he made out of wood called, Aggravation. He was known for his produce stand at the end of the driveway.
Robert is survived by his nine children Robert Martin Jr. and is wife Shelva, Susan Walter and her husband Steve, Tina Miller and her husband John, Cheryl Kahl and her husband Joe, Tammy Ulrich and her husband John, Kelly Lauver, Melissa Kreamer, Cheryl Comfort and her husband Allan, and Susan Case and her husband Daniel; 22 grandchildren; 49 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; his sister-in-law Anna Martin Kitner, a special niece Frosteen Hummel; and other nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and his wife, Robert is preceded in death by a grandson Austin Miller; two great grandchildren Victoria Hauger and Xavier Pyle; son-in-law Clyde Lauver; a brother Richard Martin; and a sister Sandra Ditty and her husband Keith Ditty.
A viewing will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2022, from 2 PM until the time of the service at 3 PM at the Richfield Family Life Ministries, 167 Church Street, Richfield, PA 17086, with Pastor Lee Crossley officiating. Burial will immediately follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA
Memorials can be made to the The Gideons International, P.O. Box 382, Selinsgrove, PA 17870.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the George P. Garman Funeral Homes, Inc., 9366 Route 35, Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA 17853.
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