John C. Marti
May 22, 1936 -
October 27, 2017
John C. Marti, age 81 of Somers, passed away peacefully into eternal life on Friday Oct 27, 2017 at Angel’s Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc.
John was born in Kasson, MN on May 22, 1936 to the late Clinton and Carol (Southworth) Marti. He was a graduate of Rochester High School in Rochester, MN. He then went on to earn a degree from the General Motors Institute in Flint, MI.
On November 27, 1959, at Somers United Church of Christ, he married the love of his life, Joan P. Longmore. They spent almost 58 years sharing their love of family and adventure together.
John worked at General Motors in Janesville for seven years and was later employed with State Farm Insurance for over 35 years until his retirement. He obtained designations of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter and a Chartered Life Underwriter during his tenure at State Farm.
John was very active in the Somers community as the president of the Somers Civic Association, Oakwood Cemetery, and Somers United Church of Christ Community Foundation, Inc. He also impacted the lives of many young men serving as scoutmaster of Troup 436-Somers School. His life long passions included gardening, woodworking, and traveling.
John will be dearly missed by his wife, Joan; sons, Jeffrey (Patti), Timothy (Allison), and Jay (Susan) Marti; his seven granddaughters, Kaitlyn (Adam), Sarah, Hannah, Anna, Julia, Maria, and Natalie; great-grandson, Wilder; brother, Gene (Wendy) Marti; and sister, Linda (Aiden) Ferry.
In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by his brother, Jim Marti.
Service Info
Funeral Services honoring John’s life will be held on Friday, November 3, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. at Somers Community United Church of Christ, 9918 12th Street. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Ethel PariseCondolences to Joan and family, may your faith and happy memories sustain you at the time of passing of your loved one. Sincerely, Ethel Parise
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Gail {Koelzer} TomlinsonI'm sorry to hear about your loss. I remember all the great years we all had together, as your neighbors when the boys and my sisters were all growing up together. Also helping pick peas in the garden. Love u all. Gail
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Jim & Hazel NicholsWords cannot express the love and respect we had for John during the all-too-brief seventeen years we knew him. We will miss him, as will our daughter and grandchildren. Our thoughts and prayers for Joan and the boys, wives and grandkids. Jim & Hazel Nichols
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Diane & Jim HebertOur condolences and love to Joan and family.. I could say so much about John and the Church and myself. He loved to tease me. (He also loved to tease my Mom). I remember when I had my jaw broken and we had our 100th anniversary at Church.. He loved it that I couldn't talk and he called me up front! He was a great neighbor for years. I will miss him when I come to Kenosha. Rest in peace, John.
