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George R. “Toddy” Martz

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George R. “Toddy” Martz

Birth
Shelby County, Illinois, USA
Death
9 Nov 1996 (aged 85)
Coles County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Lafayette Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Published in the Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) on Monday, November 11, 1996:

George Martz

MATTOON — George "Toddy" Martz, 85, of Mattoon died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 9, 1996) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, in Mattoon, with Rev. Mark Lefler officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with military rites by VFW Post No. 4325. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

He was born Oct. 19, 1911, in Shelby County, the son of William Calvin and Gertrude Delong Martz. He married Marie Reedy in 1933; she survives.

Other survivors include on brother, William Martz, Jr. of Mattoon; and one sister, Mary Louise Lockhart of Mattoon.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.

Mr. Martz was a retired employee of Brown Shoe Company. He was a member of the Mattoon Methodist Church and Lawrence Riddle American Legion Post No. 88.

Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.

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Published in the Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) on Monday, November 11, 1996:

George Martz

MATTOON — George "Toddy" Martz, 85, of Mattoon died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 9, 1996) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, in Mattoon, with Rev. Mark Lefler officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with military rites by VFW Post No. 4325. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

He was born Oct. 19, 1911, in Shelby County, the son of William Calvin and Gertrude Delong Martz. He married Marie Reedy in 1933; she survives.

Other survivors include on brother, William Martz, Jr. of Mattoon; and one sister, Mary Louise Lockhart of Mattoon.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.

Mr. Martz was a retired employee of Brown Shoe Company. He was a member of the Mattoon Methodist Church and Lawrence Riddle American Legion Post No. 88.

Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183415763/george_r-martz: accessed ), memorial page for George R. “Toddy” Martz (19 Oct 1911–9 Nov 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 183415763, citing Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Lafayette Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by kromine (contributor 47820167).