Anna Martin


Anna Mae Martin, 86, of Marion passed away from congestive heart failure and lung disease at 8:27 p.m. on Friday, August 30, 2019 at her home. She was born on Saturday, January 28, 1933 in Sidney, Ohio to Clifford and Magdalen (Marchal) Dunn. She was married on May 13, 1961 at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sidney, Ohio to Robert L. Martin of Geneva.
She was a 1951 graduate of Holy Angels High School in Sidney, Ohio. She was a shipping clerk at Linn's Weekly Stamp News in Sidney, which is a weekly publication for stamp collectors. In the mid-1950s, she and a supervisor traveled to Dayton, Ohio, to attend an American Stamp Dealers Association show to display the Linn products. Although she did not become a stamp collector, she learned a great deal about stamps. She sent actor, Yul Brynner, and movie producer, Jerry Wald, their weekly stamp news. She kept in touch with both while at Linn's. She worked at Linn's until 1961, when she married her husband, who was working at the Marion General Motors plant. She was then employed to work in the cafeterias at Marion Community Schools (Indiana) from 1971 until her retirement in 1983. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Parish.   
She is survived by her son, Robert K. Martin of Marion; sister-in-law, Marlene (Ray) Gill of Berne; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on March 9, 2013; brother, Bernard Dunn; and three sisters, Catherine (Leo) Steinke; Emerita (Alvin) Steinke; and Regina (Benjamin) DeBrosse.
Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. on Thursday, September 5 at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., Marion. A Mass of Christian Burial to celebrate her life will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 6 at St. Paul Catholic Parish. Entombment will follow at Grant Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul Catholic Parish, 1031 W. Kem Rd., Marion, IN 46952.
Arrangements provided by Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service in Marion. Memories may be shared online at www.nswcares.com.