Lloyd Martin

Lloyd Martin was born on November 24, 1932, to Albert and Clara (nee Martin) Martin at home in the Town of Wayne. In his early years he attended Marx school, which was a one-room school in the Town of Wayne. Later he attended St. Anthony School, which was a two-room school in St. Anthony, WI. Lloyd attended Kewaskum High School, and then worked at the Kohlsville Cheese Factory and later as a mechanic in a garage while helping on the dairy farm.

He married Evelyn (nee Bodden) on February 12, 1955, and became a full-time dairy farmer. He also did carpenter work on the side. After his retirement from the farm, he worked for several years at Spiros Industries Inc. in Kohlsville. He is a past officer and honorary member of the Kohlsville Fire Department. He became father to five children: Joan Christian, Michael (Lucy) Martin, Helen (Richard Schneider) Martin, Anthony (Carolyn) Martin, and Lawrence (Charlotte) Martin. Lloyd has 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. He is survived by his sisters, Valeria (Claude Mueller) Baier and Shirley Marin; his sister-in-law, Mary Paulus; brothers-in-law, Paul Bodden and Raymond (Geri) Bodden; nieces and nephews. Also, special friends, Tom Schweiger, John Nettesheim, Pat Martin, and Jackie Martin and other relatives and friends.

Lloyd enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren playing baseball, volleyball, swimming, snowmobiling, and riding around the farm in the Ranger. He also enjoyed dancing, attending stock car racing, playing cards, country music concerts, sports, traveling and taking long walks to the woods with Cinnamon.

Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents, wife, father and mother-in-law, Joseph and Irma Bodden; his son, Lawrence and grandson, Joshua Martin; two sisters, Victoria (Roland) Ruplinger and Janice Schield; brothers-in-law, Francis Baier, Rev. Charles Bodden, and Wayland Paulus; and a sister-in-law, Bernadine Bodden. Also preceded in death by his faithful and exceptional companion, Cinnamon, his golden retriever.

A special thank you to Joan, Helen, and granddaughters, Cherie and Krista for the help and care given to Lloyd. Thank you also to Dr. Charles Kaufmann and the staff at Horizon Hospice.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to the American Heart Association or the charity of the donor’s choice.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.