Edna Martens

1920 - 2015

Edna May Martens, beloved wife of the late Frank Martens, passed away peacefully in Lethbridge on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the age of 95 years.

The Funeral Service was held at St. Theodore’s Anglican Church, 5120 - 44 Avenue, Taber on Friday, July 31, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. Burial followed at the Taber Memorial Garden.

Edna is survived by four children, Denise (Emil) Brugos of Edmonton and their three daughters Pam Huber (John Wintersgill), Joanne (Jack) Beattie and Sheila Nevis; Lorna (Mike) Warwick of Port Carling, Ontario and their two children Sean Warwick (Meredith Hendy) and Erin Warwick; Valerie Martens-McHugh (John Kramer) of Lethbridge and her son Landon McHugh; Colin Martens (Jamie Baker-Rolphe) of Tilley and his two daughters Shelby Martens and Janine Martens. Edna was predeceased by her daughter and son-in-law Frances (Ruben) Seipert and is survived by their three children Jackie Heisler (Larry Bessell), Darrell (Brenda) Seipert and Jody (Terry) Rose. She is also survived by fifteen great grandchildren and seventeen great great grandchildren; two sisters Marion (Mike) Sekura of Taber and Cynthia McCulloch of Saanich, British Columbia. Edna will be fondly remembered by Frank’s sister Helen Nicol and his sisters-in-law Barbara Martens, Ruth Martens, Eva Martens and by numerous nieces and nephews.

Besides her husband Frank, daughter Frances and son in law Ruben, she was predeceased by two sisters and their husbands Alice (Julian) Christiansen, Gladys “Bunty” (Bill) Malinsky and brother-in-law Mel McCulloch.

Edna was born on April 20, 1920, the second of three girls born to Albert Jubb and Doris (nee Proberts) Jubb-Williams on the family farm in Grassy Lake. She was raised in Grassy Lake and in Barnwell where she attended the Barnwell School. Edna was married to Frank Martens in Taber on February 11, 1961. She enjoyed working as a bookkeeper for Campbell Electric in Taber before devoting her time to her family as a stay at home wife and mother. Much of her spare time was consumed with baking, cooking and tending to her vegetable and flower gardens that she grew every year until the age of eighty five, when she found it too tedious to get around in the yard. Edna also enjoyed bowling in the ladies Tuesday morning league until she was eighty five. She made many friends bowling, friendships she kept close until her passing. In fact, “the bowling girls” (as she referred to them), enjoyed lunch with her at the Clearview Lodge the day of her ninety-fifth birthday this past April. She was a life member of the Royal Canadian Legion - Branch #20, Ladies Auxiliary and she enjoyed many years of service with her comrades. Edna loved camping, playing cards (smear), watching curling and the Toronto Blue Jays. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family and her grandchildren Erin, Shelby, Janine and Landon that lived close and spent a lot of time at her house. Edna and her family were greatful for the friendships of Ruth Hill, Mary Krizan and Faye Christensen and for all their support over the past years.

If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Edna’s name may be made directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, Box 2211, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4K7 (www.heartandstroke.ab.ca).