{"id":10769,"date":"2023-12-14T09:31:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=10769"},"modified":"2023-12-14T09:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:31:53","slug":"donna-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/14\/donna-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Donna Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Donna L. Martin, 88, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Park Place Senior Living in Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was born on February 17, 1935 in Van Wert County, Ohio to the late Willis K. Feasby and the late Myrtle M. (Baker) Feasby. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Donna-Martin.jpg?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Donna-Martin.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Donna-Martin.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Donna was united in marriage to Leo W. Martin on June 27, 1953 and he survives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Monroeville, where she faithfully served on the Ladies Guild at the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donna faithfully served her family as a homemaker. She was fondly known as the \u201cToy Lady\u201d at Belmont Five and Dime Store in New Haven. &nbsp;She also worked in the office at the Monroeville Box and Pallet. &nbsp;She was a longtime volunteer at the St. Rose Catholic School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donna was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother to her family and cherished that role. &nbsp;Leo and Donna were fixtures in square dancing as they both greatly enjoyed weddings and other gatherings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Survivors include her husband, Leo W. Martin of Fort Wayne, Indiana; daughter, Patricia J. (Kevin) Ryan of Columbia City, Indiana; daughter, Karen I. (Larry) Baumert of Monroeville, Indiana; sister-in-law, Sharon Feasby of Decatur, Indiana; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was preceded in death by a son, Dale E. Martin; five brothers, Paul, Harold, John, Wayne, and Jerry Feasby; and two sisters, Opal Marquardt and Cleotha Hart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 2023 at St. Rose Catholic Church, Monroeville, with Father Dennis DiBenedetto officiating. &nbsp;Burial will follow in St. Rose Catholic Church Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Family and friends will be received from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 15, 2023 at Zwick &amp; Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel, Monroeville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Holy Rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home prior to calling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preferred memorials can be given to Masses; St. Rose Catholic School; Monroeville Fire Department; or Four Presidents Corner Historical Society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donna L. Martin, 88, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Park Place<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-10769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries","tag-obit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10769\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}