Charlotte J. Martin

Age 85, passed away early on Thursday, May 24, 2007 at St. Paul Elder Services in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. Charlotte was born in Madison on June 18, 1921, the daughter of the late Charles and Catherine (O’Neill) Bartle. She attended St. Patrick Grade School, Madison Central High School and the University of Wisconsin. She worked at Truax Field in Madison and Badger Ordnance in Baraboo. Charlotte was proud to have worked until the age of seventy-five, retiring from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Charlotte is survived by her wonderful children: Philip (Karen) Martin, II of Sierra Vista, Arizona and their children Megan and Ryan; Jeanne Martin of Davis, California; Lisa (Peter) Garvey of Appleton; and Laura Martin of Rockville, Maryland; two nephews: Leo Halverson and Robert Halverson; a niece: Marcia DuVair; and her former husband of twenty-three years: Philip Martin. Charlotte was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Marcella (Leo) Halverson, Kathryn (Harley) Britt and Helen (Milton) Fergen, and a niece June (Albert) Skorupa.

Memorial services for Charlotte will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Avenue in Madison, with Rev. Duane Hanson officiating. Inurnment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery. Friends may call directly at the church on Tuesday morning from 9:00 AM until the hour of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Boy and Girl Scouts of America, Bethel Horizons Foundation, or for Macular Degeneration Research.

The family expresses a special thank you to the staff of St. Paul Elder Services for their wonderful and compassionate care.

WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME
537 North Superior Street
Appleton, Wisconsin 54911
920-739-1231