MARTIN
(Menkel) Genevieve Carmen Menkel Martin, age 75, died peacefully in her
sleep, with family at her bedside, Monday, March 3, 2003 at Monterey
Care Center, Grove City, Ohio, after a lengthy illness. Genevieve was
born April 1, 1927 in Woodsfield (Monroe County) Ohio, the eldest of 3
children, where she played the Glockenspiel in the Woodsfield High
School Marching Band and was the Salutatorian of the Woodsfield High
School Class of 1944. At the time of her graduation, Genevieve received
special honors for perfect school attendance throughout both her primary
and secondary years of education. After High School graduation she moved
to the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, for one year,
working as a Secretary to assist in the war effort. Genevieve then moved
to Columbus, Ohio and entered the White Cross Hospital School of Nursing
where she graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1948. She devoted the
majority of her nearly 50-year Nursing career to the care of premature
newborn infants, her "premies", while working for White Cross
Hospital, Riverside Methodist Hospital and St. Ann's Hospital, all in
Columbus, Ohio. Upon her "official" retirement from nursing in
1992, she began work with the YMCA as a caregiver for infants and
toddlers in the EduCare center at St. Ann's Hospital. Genevieve was a
member of Central College Presbyterian Church, Westerville, Ohio, where
she served as a Deacon, was a member of the handbell choir, and
volunteered her professional services as a Parish Nurse. She was also a
member of the Clintonville Women's Club, worked as a Volunteer for the
Golden Hobby Shop in German Village and served as the Secretary of the
Riverside-White Cross Alumni Association for nearly 30 years. She was an
accomplished pianist who entertained her family and friends nearly up
until the time of her death. Genevieve loved to travel, stopping at all
the gift shops she found, and had most recently visited the Holy Lands
and her ancestral Germany. Leisure activities included crocheting and
listening to the songbirds at her bird feeders. Her parents, William
Henry Menkel and Hulda Elizabeth Peppel Menkel, her sister, Carolyn
Loretta Menkel Howell and Wayne Stanley Martin, the father of her 4
children and stepson, preceded her in death. Genevieve is survived by
her brother, Charles Franklin Menkel (Janet Rose Schupbach) of
Charlotte, North Carolina. All her children survive: daughter, Pamela
Ann Martin of Columbus, Ohio, son Douglas Stanley Martin (Nancy Louise
King) of Elmira, New York, daughter Julia Ellen Martin Nair of Columbus,
Ohio, daughter Lori Martin of Dallas, Texas, and step-son Charles Wayne
Martin (Marcia Rose Zbierajewski) of Reno, Nevada. Five grandchildren
also survive Grandma Gen: Jacquelyn Ruth Nair of Columbus, Ohio, Ian
Douglas Martin and Graham Lewis Martin of Elmira, New York, and Charles
Raymond Martin and Paul Wayne Martin of Reno, Nevada. Brother-in-law
Rate Andrew Howell, nieces Melanie Sue Howell Pullins, and Jennifer Ann
Howell, all of Phoenix, Arizona, niece Barbara Ann Menkel Carter of
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and nephew Brian Henry Menkel of
Charlotte, North Carolina also mourn her passing. A host of extended
family members and a wide circle of lifelong friends also grieve. In lieu of
flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made to the
Riverside-White Cross Alumni Association, 4266 Maize Road, Columbus,
Ohio, 43224 or to the Alzheimer's Association of Central
Ohio, 3380
Tremont Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43221.
MARTIN
(Menkel) Genevieve Carmen Menkel Martin, age 75, died peacefully in her
sleep, with family at her bedside, Monday, March 3, 2003 at Monterey
Care Center, Grove City, Ohio, after a lengthy illness. Genevieve was
born April 1, 1927 in Woodsfield (Monroe County) Ohio, the eldest of 3
children, where she played the Glockenspiel in the Woodsfield High
School Marching Band and was the Salutatorian of the Woodsfield High
School Class of 1944. At the time of her graduation, Genevieve received
special honors for perfect school attendance throughout both her primary
and secondary years of education. After High School graduation she moved
to the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, for one year,
working as a Secretary to assist in the war effort. Genevieve then moved
to Columbus, Ohio and entered the White Cross Hospital School of Nursing
where she graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1948. She devoted the
majority of her nearly 50-year Nursing career to the care of premature
newborn infants, her "premies", while working for White Cross
Hospital, Riverside Methodist Hospital and St. Ann's Hospital, all in
Columbus, Ohio. Upon her "official" retirement from nursing in
1992, she began work with the YMCA as a caregiver for infants and
toddlers in the EduCare center at St. Ann's Hospital. Genevieve was a
member of Central College Presbyterian Church, Westerville, Ohio, where
she served as a Deacon, was a member of the handbell choir, and
volunteered her professional services as a Parish Nurse. She was also a
member of the Clintonville Women's Club, worked as a Volunteer for the
Golden Hobby Shop in German Village and served as the Secretary of the
Riverside-White Cross Alumni Association for nearly 30 years. She was an
accomplished pianist who entertained her family and friends nearly up
until the time of her death. Genevieve loved to travel, stopping at all
the gift shops she found, and had most recently visited the Holy Lands
and her ancestral Germany. Leisure activities included crocheting and
listening to the songbirds at her bird feeders. Her parents, William
Henry Menkel and Hulda Elizabeth Peppel Menkel, her sister, Carolyn
Loretta Menkel Howell and Wayne Stanley Martin, the father of her 4
children and stepson, preceded her in death. Genevieve is survived by
her brother, Charles Franklin Menkel (Janet Rose Schupbach) of
Charlotte, North Carolina. All her children survive: daughter, Pamela
Ann Martin of Columbus, Ohio, son Douglas Stanley Martin (Nancy Louise
King) of Elmira, New York, daughter Julia Ellen Martin Nair of Columbus,
Ohio, daughter Lori Martin of Dallas, Texas, and step-son Charles Wayne
Martin (Marcia Rose Zbierajewski) of Reno, Nevada. Five grandchildren
also survive Grandma Gen: Jacquelyn Ruth Nair of Columbus, Ohio, Ian
Douglas Martin and Graham Lewis Martin of Elmira, New York, and Charles
Raymond Martin and Paul Wayne Martin of Reno, Nevada. Brother-in-law
Rate Andrew Howell, nieces Melanie Sue Howell Pullins, and Jennifer Ann
Howell, all of Phoenix, Arizona, niece Barbara Ann Menkel Carter of
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and nephew Brian Henry Menkel of
Charlotte, North Carolina also mourn her passing. A host of extended
family members and a wide circle of lifelong friends also grieve. In lieu of
flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made to the 