Robert Martin

Robert Louis "Bob" Martin, age 82, of DeTour Village, Michigan died Monday, February 2, 2009 at Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace, Michigan. He was born May 14, 1926, the only child of Gustav and Esther Liss Martin.
Bob lived in the Detroit until 1967 when he moved to Utica, Michigan. He worked as a tool and dye maker. In 1991, he moved to DeTour Village. Bob enjoyed visiting with people and regularly attended Senior functions in Raber, Cedarville and DeTour. He enjoyed stamp collecting. He also loved traveling and many times crisscrossed the States from East to West. Bob and Marion drove to Alaska a number of times, spending weeks and sometimes months in their RV on the road. In one of his favorite memories he shut off the car in Newfoundland when a local wanted to 'shoot the breeze' about life in the States. And he loved pizza, coupon clipping for fast food meals and working the odds at Kewadin Casino.
He was a WWII veteran with service in the Navy. The ship Bob was assigned to crossed the Atlantic Ocean many times and was part of the fleet chasing the "Bismark". His ship went through the Suez Canal and he also saw Japan as part of the occupation forces. On one of the deployments the ship was unable to take on supplies and the sailors had nothing but peanut butter sandwiches for weeks. If you knew Bob at all you knew he hated peanut butter.
Bob is survived by one daughter, Carol Martin of Drummond Island, Michigan; one son, Dale Pam Martin of Sterling Heights, Michigan; and three grandchildren, Andrea Martin, Robert Martin, and Leslie Martin. He will also be missed by is constant companion, Sylvia Reid and close friends, Brad and Pat Smith and Butch Worden.
Bob was preceded in death by his wife, Marion Smith Martin in 1987. Local services will be held Wednesday, February 4 at Reamer Galer Funeral Home, 24549 S. M-129 in Pickford. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the funeral service to be held at 5:00 p.m.
Services will also be held at the Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, 8459 Hall Rd. 3Blks E. of Van Dyke Utica. Visitation will be held Friday, February 6 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 7 at 11:00 a.m. at the Funeral Home
Burial will be in Christian Memorial Cemetery Rochester, Michigan
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wilderness Tabernacle Church, P.O. Box 96, DeTour Village, MI 49725. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.reamergalerfuneralhome.com.