Paul E. Martin

MASON CITY Paul E. Martin, age 83, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at 11:00 a.m., at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with Pastor Kathy Graves of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at Memorial Park at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Paul E. Martin Memorial Fund in care of the family.
Paul was born December 21, 1925, in Mason City, Iowa to Cecil (Ulsted) and Melvin Martin. He attended Mason City Schools and graduated with the class of 1944. He then entered the U.S. Navy serving in the South Pacific where he earned four campaign ribbons and three bronze stars. After being discharged honorably in June of 1946, he returned to Mason City to attend Hamilton Business College. After graduating April of 1949 he started his career with Iowa Kemper Insurance Company, retiring in April of 1986 after thirty six years.
Paul enjoyed meeting his friends for morning coffee get togethers and he loved golfing with his friend. He was a member of the VFW and a life long member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Paul is survived by two daughters, Candyce and husband Charles Stephenson of Mason City, Paula and husband Mike Wells of Detroit, Michigan; one son, Scott and wife Tracey Martin of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; one sister, Marilyn and husband Ken Isben of Cypress, California; several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.