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1942
Harlan
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Harlan James Martin
August 16, 1942 — November 4, 2014
Harlan J. Martin, 72, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 8th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Jim Dubert and Deacon Mike Ward officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Friday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon where there will be a 3:45 PM scripture service.
Harlan James Martin was born August 16, 1942, in Luana, IA, the son of James and Hazel Irene (Rongstad) Martin. He attended Waukon Schools and later received his GED. From 1962 until 1965 he served in the US Army. On June 29, 1968 he married Mary Kay Delaney at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Harlan worked at Hy-Grade in Postville for 18 years, he was a custodian at St. Patricks for a few years, and then went to work for Foremost Farms in Waukon, retiring in 2001. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and the American Legion in Waukon. Harlan enjoyed going for rides and sightseeing along the Mississippi River, watching TV, playing cards, and spending time with his family especially his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife Mary Kay of Waukon; his daughter Michele (Mike Conway) Martin of Lansing; two grandchildren: Michael and Jordyn Burroughs; four brothers: Wayne (Elaine) Martin, Charlie Martin, Earl Martin, all of Waukon, and Dennis (Deanna) Martin of Albany, LA; three sisters: Joyce (Oakley) Sickels of Cedar Rapids, IA, Norma (Cletus) Fish, and Doris Martin, both of Waukon; his father and mother-in-law Lester and Mary Delaney, and a sister and brother-in-law Karen and Perry Norton all of Waukon. He is preceded in death by his parents.
Casketbearers are Michael Burroughs, Wayne, Charlie, Earl, and Dennis Martin, Perry Norton, and Mike Conway.
Harlan James Martin was born August 16, 1942, in Luana, IA, the son of James and Hazel Irene (Rongstad) Martin. He attended Waukon Schools and later received his GED. From 1962 until 1965 he served in the US Army. On June 29, 1968 he married Mary Kay Delaney at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Harlan worked at Hy-Grade in Postville for 18 years, he was a custodian at St. Patricks for a few years, and then went to work for Foremost Farms in Waukon, retiring in 2001. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and the American Legion in Waukon. Harlan enjoyed going for rides and sightseeing along the Mississippi River, watching TV, playing cards, and spending time with his family especially his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife Mary Kay of Waukon; his daughter Michele (Mike Conway) Martin of Lansing; two grandchildren: Michael and Jordyn Burroughs; four brothers: Wayne (Elaine) Martin, Charlie Martin, Earl Martin, all of Waukon, and Dennis (Deanna) Martin of Albany, LA; three sisters: Joyce (Oakley) Sickels of Cedar Rapids, IA, Norma (Cletus) Fish, and Doris Martin, both of Waukon; his father and mother-in-law Lester and Mary Delaney, and a sister and brother-in-law Karen and Perry Norton all of Waukon. He is preceded in death by his parents.
Casketbearers are Michael Burroughs, Wayne, Charlie, Earl, and Dennis Martin, Perry Norton, and Mike Conway.
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