OBITUARY: Martin Fred Broitzman, Worth County, Iowa

[The Northwood Anchor -- www.northwoodanchor.com -- September 04, 2001]


             Martin Fred Broitzman [1913-2001]


Services held for Broitzman

Funeral services for Martin F. Broitzman, 88, Northwood, were Wednesday at
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Myrtle. Rev. Daniel Baker officiating.

Interment was in Wanderer's Rest Cemetery, rural Gordonsville.

Martin died on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001 at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.

Martin Fred Broitzman was born on Aug. 23, 1913 in Shellrock Township, the son
of Bernhard and Lizzie (Wolff) Broitzman. He was baptized on Sept. 14, 1913 at
the Bethlehem Lutheran Church by Rev. J. O. Staehling, confirmed on May 11, 1930
at the First Lutheran Church in Northwood by Rev. J. A. Ylirsaker. On Sept. 21,
1938 he married Ingebor Oakland at the Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church.

Martin farmed all of his life in Shellrock Township until his health forced
him to move to Austin, where he lived for five years. He has been a resident
of Northwood for the last two years. Martin attended District 104 School.
He was very active in his church and community.

Survivors include his wife Ingebor of Northwood; children Betty Broitzman of
Baton Rouge, LA, Marlene and husband David Nelson, Glenville, Duane and his
wife Deb Broitzman, Glenville, and Carolyn Yocom, Austin; special niece
Lorraine and her husband David Horning; eight grandchildren; four step-grandchildren;
10 great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; special great-nieces
Julie Hunt and family of Illinois, Joan Pillera and family of Lakeville and
Vicki Hanson and family of Clarks Grove; brothers and sisters Wilmer and
his wife Nadine Broitzman of Glenville, Mable Perleberg of Glenville and
Harold and his wife Doris Broitzman of Northwood; sister-in-law Helen
Broitzman of Austin and many nieces and nephews.<BR> Martin was preceded
in death by his parents; an infant daughter Dorothy; grandson Wayne David
Nelson; sister Edna Leidal; brothers Edward and Leaon Broitzman and
brother-in-law Harlan Perleberg.



Copyright (c) 2001 by Kermit Kittleson; <kermit-k@juno.com>
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