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Wilbur Gustof Martens

May 11, 1912 — October 29, 2007

Wilbur Gustof Martens age 93 of Carroll, Iowa died at the Panora Nursing and Rehab Center at Panora, Iowa on October 29, 2007 He had lived at Mallard View and also the Bayard Care Center before going to Panora. He had worked at the Burke Hotel in Carroll for several years until it closed and then worked at Mac’s Casino Resturant in Carroll before his retirement.Wilbur was a lifelong resident of the Carroll area coming her from Manning in 195l. He was the son of Gustof and Grace Kate Fonken Martens.He was born May 11, 1914 at Manning,Iowa As a young boy he attended and graduated from the Westside High School in 1934. He had worked for the CC camps for 3 years at Moorhead and Clarinda, Iowa He had also worked with his father around Westside, Iowa doing plastering and general repair for people.In his spare time he enjoyed basketball games, reading about local history and visiting with people. Wilbur was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church There are no immediate survivors Funeral service will be at 10AM on Friday November 2, 2007 at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll with Rev. Michael Fitzsimmons of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in the Manning Cemetery at Manning Iowa. Friends may call at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll from 9AM on Friday and until time of the service.He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers in infancy.
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