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John Edmund Martin - Class Of 1955 VIEW PROFILE

John Edmund Martin

  

John E. Martin

John E. Martin, 85, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on January 24, 2023, in Odessa of natural causes. John was born in South Bend, Indiana, on October 16, 1937, to Edmund (Mnichowski) Martin and Catherine (Goephrich) Martin.

He graduated from Central High School in South Bend and attended Indiana Tech.

After graduating, he worked at Adams Engineering before entering the Air Force. After being honorably discharged, he started working as a tool and die designer at Torrington Tool and Die in South Bend. In 1961 he married Marie Hancz in South Bend, where they lived until 1967, when they moved to Odessa, Texas. John worked at Meither Bearing and Machine for 17 years before starting work at Tectrol Tool & Die ad Vice President of Sales and Design, retiring in 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Marie.

John is survived by his sister, Mary Bencsics of South Bend and two nephews, Steve Bencsics and Joel Bencsics, both of South Bend.

Cremation will take place in Odessa where a memorial will be held at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church.

01/29/2023 EJS



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