Obit: Martin, Lillian D. (1894 - 1982)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Martin, Sternitzky, Opelt, Brandt, Wirtz, Lautenbach

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/15/1982

Martin, Lillian D. (1 July 1894 – 2 July 1982)

A Lynn area native, Mrs. Lillian D. Martin, 88, passed away on Friday, July 2, at the home of her daughter in Corvallis, Oregon.

Mrs. Martin was born on July 1, 1894, to Max and Phoebe (Sternitzky) Opelt in Lynn. On October 14, 1914, she married Paul Martin, and the couple operated a store in Sheridan and later in Lindsey. In 1942, they moved to Corvallis and worked as custodians at Oregon State University until retiring in 1959. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and the Women of the Moose.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, July 6, from a Corvallis funeral home with burial in that community.

Surviving her are three sons, Stanley of Corvallis, Paul of Las Vegas and James of Sparks, Nevada; two daughters, Doris Brandt of Corvallis and Elaine Wirtz of Longview, Washington; 25 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two brothers, Carl Opelt of Neillsville and Max Opelt of Granton, and a sister, Martha Lautenbach, Neillsville. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Donald, and a brother, Arthur.