Hazel G. Martin

Hazel Martin, 94, of 273 Bucyrus-Nevada Road, Nevada, died at home with her family by her side on Monday morning, January 10. Despite her age, she had lived a long, healthy, and spirited life and had been in ill health for only a week.

She was born in Stratford, Ohio on December 12, 1916, to Carl and Della (Lanier) Nibert. She graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1934. She was one of four sisters who preceded her in death: Blanche Grove, Ruby Reinecke, and Doris Flaherty.

Hazel married Robert Eugene Martin in 1935, and lived in rural Crawford County and on John Street in Bucyrus before moving to the Nevada area in 1974. She was a long-time employee Cussins and Fearn and Conley's in Bucyrus, working as a clerk for many years, which was a job she enjoyed. She and her husband also owned a fishing camp on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada.

She is survived by three of her four children: son Robert Lee and wife Beatrice of Bucyrus, and daughters Toni Coakley of Nashville, Tenn., and Terry and husband Bill Tebbe of Chicago, Ill. and Herndon, Va. Also surviving are six grandchildren, Jeff and Todd Martin, Lori Driggers, and Liana, Andrea, and Michael Freedy, as well as numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Mrs. Martin was preceded in death by her husband Bob and by her son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Carol Martin of Galion.

Mrs. Martin loved dogs and cats, loved her family and work, and loved her dear neighbor, Dorothy Gray. At her request, there will be no calling hours or services. The immediate family will celebrate her life privately at a later time.

Memorials may be made to HomeCare Matters Hospice through Wise Funeral Service who assisted the Martin family with arrangements.