Elaine Maxine Martin Lettman, 90, of Marshall, formerly of Richland Center, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Meriter Hospital in Madison. She was born on February 1, 1927 in Soldiers Grove, the third daughter of Harvey and Effie Martin’s 6 girls. In 1944, at a friend wedding she met Harold Richard Lettman and on February 14, 1945, Elaine’s 19th birthday, they were married. After briefly living on a farm in Sugar Grove, she wanted to move the family to the city and they bought their first home on Westside Drive in Richland Center, where they raised their 5 children; Richard ‘Dick,’ Peggy, Melody, Gary and Pam.
Besides being a fulltime mother, she enjoyed bowling at Richland Lanes with her daughter Melody. She loved to take walks and frequently took her children and grandchildren downtown to Schultz’s Dime Store. Her grandchildren have fond memories of spending a week each summer with their grandparents and taking walks to town over the bridge and visiting stores, friends and family in town.
Elaine also kept a journal since 2003 and wrote daily about what she did and the weather. She was also an avid reader and enjoyed romance novels the most. She has passed her love of reading down to many family members. Elaine also continued to watch, ‘The Young and the Restless,’ ever since her youngest daughter Pam turned her onto it in the 70’s. She will be remembered for her homemade noodles and potato salad. Her remarkable memory, she always knew everyone’s birthdays and other special dates.
Elaine will be missed by her four children, 18 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, 16 great-great-grandchildren, sister, sister-in-law, her 90lb bulldog Penny, many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, husband Harold, daughter Melody Smith, 4 sisters, and a half-brother.
- source: Pratt Funeral & Cremation Service, edited for privacy
Besides being a fulltime mother, she enjoyed bowling at Richland Lanes with her daughter Melody. She loved to take walks and frequently took her children and grandchildren downtown to Schultz’s Dime Store. Her grandchildren have fond memories of spending a week each summer with their grandparents and taking walks to town over the bridge and visiting stores, friends and family in town.
Elaine also kept a journal since 2003 and wrote daily about what she did and the weather. She was also an avid reader and enjoyed romance novels the most. She has passed her love of reading down to many family members. Elaine also continued to watch, ‘The Young and the Restless,’ ever since her youngest daughter Pam turned her onto it in the 70’s. She will be remembered for her homemade noodles and potato salad. Her remarkable memory, she always knew everyone’s birthdays and other special dates.
Elaine will be missed by her four children, 18 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, 16 great-great-grandchildren, sister, sister-in-law, her 90lb bulldog Penny, many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, husband Harold, daughter Melody Smith, 4 sisters, and a half-brother.
- source: Pratt Funeral & Cremation Service, edited for privacy
Elaine Maxine Martin Lettman, 90, of Marshall, formerly of Richland Center, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Meriter Hospital in Madison. She was born on February 1, 1927 in Soldiers Grove, the third daughter of Harvey and Effie Martin’s 6 girls. In 1944, at a friend wedding she met Harold Richard Lettman and on February 14, 1945, Elaine’s 19th birthday, they were married. After briefly living on a farm in Sugar Grove, she wanted to move the family to the city and they bought their first home on Westside Drive in Richland Center, where they raised their 5 children; Richard ‘Dick,’ Peggy, Melody, Gary and Pam.
Besides being a fulltime mother, she enjoyed bowling at Richland Lanes with her daughter Melody. She loved to take walks and frequently took her children and grandchildren downtown to Schultz’s Dime Store. Her grandchildren have fond memories of spending a week each summer with their grandparents and taking walks to town over the bridge and visiting stores, friends and family in town.
Elaine also kept a journal since 2003 and wrote daily about what she did and the weather. She was also an avid reader and enjoyed romance novels the most. She has passed her love of reading down to many family members. Elaine also continued to watch, ‘The Young and the Restless,’ ever since her youngest daughter Pam turned her onto it in the 70’s. She will be remembered for her homemade noodles and potato salad. Her remarkable memory, she always knew everyone’s birthdays and other special dates.
Elaine will be missed by her four children, 18 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, 16 great-great-grandchildren, sister, sister-in-law, her 90lb bulldog Penny, many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, husband Harold, daughter Melody Smith, 4 sisters, and a half-brother.
- source: Pratt Funeral & Cremation Service, edited for privacy
Besides being a fulltime mother, she enjoyed bowling at Richland Lanes with her daughter Melody. She loved to take walks and frequently took her children and grandchildren downtown to Schultz’s Dime Store. Her grandchildren have fond memories of spending a week each summer with their grandparents and taking walks to town over the bridge and visiting stores, friends and family in town.
Elaine also kept a journal since 2003 and wrote daily about what she did and the weather. She was also an avid reader and enjoyed romance novels the most. She has passed her love of reading down to many family members. Elaine also continued to watch, ‘The Young and the Restless,’ ever since her youngest daughter Pam turned her onto it in the 70’s. She will be remembered for her homemade noodles and potato salad. Her remarkable memory, she always knew everyone’s birthdays and other special dates.
Elaine will be missed by her four children, 18 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, 16 great-great-grandchildren, sister, sister-in-law, her 90lb bulldog Penny, many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, husband Harold, daughter Melody Smith, 4 sisters, and a half-brother.
- source: Pratt Funeral & Cremation Service, edited for privacy
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