A Celebration of Life for John Martin, 82, of Groton will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 24th at Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton. Father Gregory Tschakert will officiate. Inurnment will follow in Union Cemetery, Groton.
Visitation will be held for one hour prior to services at the chapel.
John passed away May 16, 2025 at Avantara Groton.
John Jay Martin was born on a farm south of Groton on June 22, 1942 to Nels and Dorothy (Hoops) Martin. He went to Synaground Country School in West Hanson Township through the 8th grade and then attended Groton High School. His sister, Marilyn and John lived with their grandmother, Louise Hoops while attending high school. After school, they worked at Omer’s Café for 25 cents an hour. John obtained his GED in 1992.
John worked for Harvey Fliehs, Sr. for over 50 years. He met Harvey when he was 10 years old. John’s dad had just died (1953) and Harvey along with others came to help put in the crop and took John on his tractor (without a cab) and rode with him all day. Harvey and John would go to Montana and Wyoming to buy calves and yearlings. They also went to North Dakota and Minnesota to buy feeder pigs. They did a lot of fun things together.
John married Dolores “Dodie” Eberle on September 1, 1962 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Groton. They were blessed with three children: John Jr., Rosalie and Joan Mary, who only lived five days.
John enjoyed fishing, camping, deer and pheasant hunting. In summer on weekends, the family would go camping and fishing. In the fall, John and John Jr. would go deer hunting at Buffalo with Warren Dunn and Jr. Bail. When the grandsons got older, Marcus, Anthony and Lucas would go with him. He also deer hunted in the Black Hills with Jay Olson and East River with John Jr. and the grandsons.
John is survived by his wife, Dolores, two children, John Jr. (Sharon) Martin of Spearfish, Rosalie (Jason) Wylie of Olathe, KS, six grandchildren: Marcus (Larissa) Wylie, Anthony Wylie, Mary (Anthony) Tovar, Rachel (Austin) Lake, Lucas (Tess) Martin, Rebecca Martin (Jake Kneeland) and nine great-grandchildren: Marcus Jr., Everly, Liam and Wrenly Wylie, Hadley and Noah Tovar, Sutton Lake, Ellis and Emmie Martin. John is also survived by his brother-in-law, Don Eberle, sister-in-laws, Charlotte Graves and Charlotte Martin and special friends, Jerrie Vedvei, Wynella and Neal Abeln.
Preceding him in death were his parents, his infant daughter, siblings, Bert, Marilyn, Betty and sister-in-law, Kathleen Eberle, sister and brother-in-law, Mary Ann and Don Mock, brother-in-laws, Dave Eberle, Glenn Graves and Erv Mortenson.
Honorary Urn Bearers are his great-grandchildren: Ellis, Emmie, Sutton, Hadley, Noah, Marcus Jr., Everly, Liam and Wrenly.
Urn Bearers are his grandchildren: Rebecca, Lucas, Rachel, Mary, Anthony and Marcus.
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