August Martell

1921 - 2009  (87 years)

• Name	August Martell
  Born	25 Nov 1921	Elgin, Grant County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Oct 2009
  Buried	Zion Cemetery, Elgin, Grant County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I303275	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Jakob Friedrich Martell,   b. 17 Jan 1878, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 12 Jul 1936, Elgin, Grant County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Christina Guthmiller,   b. 15 Feb 1885, Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 13 Dec 1972, North Dakota, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	27 Oct 1903	Elgin, Grant County, North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F80184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanora Stevahn,   d. 17 Apr 2008
  Married	14 Jun 1942	Washington, USA
  Children	1. Martell   2. Martell   3. Martell
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F103381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. August Martell - Nov. 25, 1921-Oct. 26, 2009 August Martell died on Monday (Oct. 26) at his home in Newberg. He was 87 years old. Pastor Steve Estrem will officiate at a funeral service on Friday at 2 p.m. in Zion Lutheran Church in Newberg. A committal service will follow at Newberg Friends Cemetery. Chapel viewing and visitation hours are Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, at Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel. Mr. Martell was born to Jacob and Christina (Guthmiller) Martell on Nov. 25, 1921, in Elgin, N.D., where he grew up and went to school. Due to the death of his father, he had to leave school to work on the family farm. He moved to Newberg in 1941, and on June 14, 1942, he married Eleanora Stevhan in Vancouver, Wash. In the military from 1942 to 1945, he served in the South Pacific. After the war, he returned to Newberg and worked for a dairy in St. Paul. In 1949 he began working for the state Highway Division, retiring in 1984. He lived in the house he built on Villa Road in Newberg for 56 years. He owned half of Doug's Auto Parts in Tigard with his son. He enjoyed farming, tractors, cars and carpentry. He was dedicated to his family and his church. Surviving are sons Douglas and Allan, both of Newberg; daughter Linda Rickert of Dundee; sister Elinor Hoks of Wisconsin; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. His wife Eleanora preceded him in death on April 17, 2008. Memorial contributions may be made to Providence Hospice or Zion Lutheran Church, c/o Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg 97132.