Hawaii County HI Archives Obituaries.....Maertens, Joseph Herman February 24, 1951 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/hifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: J. Orr jessicanorr@gmail.com March 8, 2013, 8:14 pm The Honolulu Advertiser, March 2, 1951 Joseph Maertens Buried at Kamuela Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the family plot at Kamuela, Hawaii, for Joseph Herman Maertens, 74, who died at his home there Saturday. Mr. Maertens had been a resident of Kamuela for 52 years. Services were conducted by the Rev. Simtier of Imiola church. He was born in Honolulu Jan. 28, 1877, the son of William L. and Emma Booth Maertens. His father was the founder of the firm of Hoffschlaeger Co., in the islands. Mr. Maertens was educated at Punahou school here, at San Mateo, Calif., and in Germany. He was a leading baseball player on Hawaii for many years. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Lydia Deverill Maertens of Kamuela; a brother, William Maertens of Honolulu; two brothers, Herman and Frederick residing in Germany; the following children: Mrs. Emma Haena of Hilo; Frederick and Arthur, Kamuela; Mrs. E. C. Hooper, Mrs. J. H. Davis and Mrs. George Webster, Honolulu; Mrs. E. L. Berry, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Ed Balles, San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. John Damiana, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; and several grandchildren and great- grandchildren. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/hawaii/obits/maertens393gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/hifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb