Obituary of Mary Martin

Martin, Mary (nee Bye) ~ After a courageous struggle with heart disease, Mary passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015 at Grand River Hospital. Mary at the age of 86 years, of Elmira formerly of Green Acre Park in Waterloo and RR 3, Wellesley, was the beloved wife of Ephraim Martin. Dear mother of Susan and Scott Metcalfe of Waterloo, Sandra and Tom Parkinson of Eramosa Township, and stepmother of Richard Martin and Jackie Roy of Breslau, Diane and Maynard Bauman of Listowel, Harold and Lynn Martin of RR 3, Wellesley, Robert and Heather Martin of RR 2, Petersburg, Bruce Martin and Pam Fehr of Waterloo. Loving grandmother of Christa and Todd Hebert, Lindsay Parkinson and Matt Carpentier, Katelin Parkinson and Tyler Robinson, Chris and Julie Perkes, Lisa Martin, Scott and Melanie Martin, Stephen and Shannon Martin, Michael Martin, Jamie-Lynn Martin, and Wesley Martin. Proud great-grandma of Ashlyn and Jacob Hebert, Elle Perkes, Scarlett, Charlie and Ana Martin, and Hannah Martin. Sister of Jean Goodwin and Hilda Wright. Predeceased by her parents George and Margaret (Letson) Bye, brothers Bill and Murray Bye, and sister Eleanor Flannery. The family will receive their relatives and friends at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira on Sunday, February 22, 2015 from 1-5 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Monday, February 23, 2015 at 11 a.m. Interment at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo. In Mary’s memory, donations to St. Mary’s Hospital Cardiac Care would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Service Summary Visitation: Sunday, February 22, 2015 from 1-5 p.m. at the funeral home ~ Funeral Service: Monday, February 23, 2015 at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel ~ Donations: St. Mary’s Hospital Cardiac Care (St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation, Cardiac Care Unit, 911 Queen's Boulevard, Kitchener, ON N2M 1B2 Telephone: 519-744-3311 www.smgh.ca)