Obituary of Minerva Martin

November 13, 1924 – June 6, 2019

Peacefully passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, at the age of 94 years.

Beloved wife of the late Lloyd Martin (2015) and the late Henry Brubacher (1996).

Dear mother of Gordon Brubacher and Donna Cousins of Elora, Lorne and Carol Brubacher of Tillsonburg, Doreen and David Frey of Kitchener, James Brubacher and Rosemary Galloway of Gadshill, and Kenneth Brubacher of Elora.

Loving grandmother of Connie and Keith Bell, Kelly Brubacher, Cindy and Derek Noel, Gary Brubacher and Selena Layte, Shawn and Eve Brubacher, Christopher Frey, MacKenzie Frey, Melody Brubacher and Randy Thompson, Marcia and Dwayne Bauman, Cassandra Brubacher, Jessika Brubacher and Ben Snider, and her 14 great-grandchildren.

Stepmother of Sharon Brubacher of Elmira, Joyce and Mark Erb of Tavistock, Dale and Sharon Martin of Elmira, and remembered by her seven step-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren.

Predeceased by her parents Joseph Wideman and Christina Frey (Bauman Wideman Hoffman), six stepbrothers and four stepsisters.

The family will receive relatives and friends on Sunday, June 9, 2019 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira.

The funeral will be held on Monday, June 10, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Crystal View Mennonite Church, 2167 Floradale Rd, Floradale. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery.

Special thanks to Dr. Baker at Fairview Mennonite Home for his kind care of our mother in the last 4 ½ years. Also, many thanks for the loving care by staff in the Preston Unit at the home.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Fairview Mennonite Home or The Gideons would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.