Born ‎1909 Meeker County, Minnesota, died ‎15 Feb 1944 Bakersfield, Kern County, California Event Description: Greenlawn Memorial Park‎, age 34 or 35 years

Born ‎29 Oct 1906 Kensington, Douglas County, Minnesota, died ‎28 Feb 1931 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Peter's Cemetery, Eden Valley MN‎, age 24 years, buried Eden Valley, Meeker County, Minnesota
LeRoy MARTIN

From the Eden Valley, Meeker County "MINNESOTA JOURNAL," March 5, 1931. Front page center

Large Attendance at LeRoy Martin Funeral Yesterday

POSTAL CLERK WHO SUCCUMBED IN MINNEAPOLIS BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL BRINGS SHADOW OF SADNESS OVER VILLAGE.

The death of LeRoy Martin occurred at Minneapolis, at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, February 28th. Circumstantial motives surrounding the unfortunate case remain cloaked in mystery.
Deceased was home in Brooten, October 29, 1906. He was a graduate of Kensington grade school and graduated from the Eden Valley high school on June 1, 1923. In 1926 he attended the University of Minnesota. He was united in marriage to Miss Salome Rothstein at St. Paul Cathedral in the year 1926, and to this happy union three children were born, Richard, Joan, and Patrick, who survive him, together with his wife, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Martin, three sisters, Lois, Mrs. Thos. Tintes, and Gervaise, and one brother, Elmo, of this village.

Funeral services were held from St. Peter's Church in this village on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, the Rev. H. G. McCall officiating at the requiem Mass, and interment in the parish cemetery. Active pall bearers were six of his co-workers from the postal department: AI Dargay, Albin Stenquist, Louis Blick, Clifford Carlson, Alvin Peiffer and Harold Lucking.
A very large crowd attended the funeral.
LeRoy was formerly employed in the Eden Valley Journal printer.
It is with a heavy heart that we publish this of the sad fate to the memory of one who was taken away in the prime of life. His death has brought the bitter cup of sorrow to the lips of surviving relatives and friends and to the broken hearted family, who sit in sorrow where his footsteps shall never again find echo, we extend our deepest heartfelt sympathy.
Besides the pallbearers other co-workers from the Minneapolis post of fice in attendance at the funeral were: Arthur Rudquist, Phil King, Arnold Chielik, Roy Westling, Matt Hanington, Anthony Schaeffer, S. Swanson, Lyle Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Martin, and Geo. Toomey of St. Paul; Mrs. J. Gaffney , son Jas., and daughter Mildred of Glenwood; Mrs. Will Martin, and Richard Martin of Sedan; Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Roy of Red Lake Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Brandley, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Eckerson, Mrs. G. Brandt, Donald, Jack and Helen Brandley, all of St. Cloud.

CARD of THANKS
May we take this means of expressing our sincere gratitude to the many friends who have proffered their sympathy in our bereavement. We thank them also for the beautiful floral tributes and spiritual bouquets.
Mrs. LeRoy Martin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Martin & family, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tintes.