Rosemary Martin

Age: 96 Widowed City of Residence: Columbus, Ohio and formally of Lebanon, IndianaDate of Death: Tuesday, January 8, 2013Place of Death: At Arlington Court in Columbus, OhioRosemary Martin, 96, was a lifelong resident of Lebanon; however, in 2006, she became a resident of Columbus, Ohio, to be near her daughter. Mrs. Martin passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. She was born on May 25, 1916, in Lebanon, Indiana, the daughter of the late Vern and Zora (Huffman) Martin.Reared and educated in Lebanon, Indiana, she graduated from Lebanon High School.On June 19, 1937, in Danville, Indiana, she was married to Charles E. Martin. Mr. Martin passed away on January 27, 2001.Rosemary worked downtown Indianapolis in the jewelry department at LS Ayres and L. Strauss. For many years, she assisted her father, Vern Martin, clerking local area auction sales. She also worked as a receptionist for two local dentists, Dr. Travis Osborne and, for several years, Dr. Gary French. At one time, Rosemary was head of the Boone County March of Dimes. She was the first woman appointed to the LebanonCity Planning Commission. An important part of Rosemary’s life was her family and friends. As a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, Rosemary loved spending time with family and friends and entertaining them, as she was an excellent cook. She took great pleasure in landscape gardening and was a skilled seamstress and knitter. Among other interests, Rosemary was an avid reader and she enjoyed golfing, fishing and traveling with her husband, Charles.Memberships: Former member of Tri Kappa in LebanonOfficiating: Rev. Jim RamseyVisitation is planned for Saturday, January 12, 2013, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at Myers Chapel of Memories,1502 North Lebanon Street, in Lebanon.Funeral Services are to be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 12, 2013, at the funeral home in Lebanon, with Rev. Jim Ramsey, officiating.Interment will follow at Lincoln Memory Gardens in Boone County, Indiana.Survivors: Daughter: Mrs. Mary Kay Arbogast and husband, Bob – Columbus, OhioTwo Grandchildren: Mr. John C. Webb and wife, Amy Shin – Columbus, Ohio Mrs. Stephanie Ware and husband, Andy – Cincinnati, OhioTwo Great Grandchildren: Derrick Ware – Cincinnati, Ohio Amanda Ware – Cincinnati, Ohio Brother-in-law: Mr. Addison Howard – Lebanon, IndianaNieces: Karen Boone – Lebanon, Indiana Marlene Bennington – Lebanon, IndianaIn addition to her parents and her husband, Rosemary was preceded in death by her daughter, Jean Ellen Otterman, son-in-law, Bob Otterman, and sister, Alberta Howard.In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to: American Heart Association P.O. Box 15120 Chicago, Illinois 60693 www.heart.org/donate Or Lebanon Public Library 104 East Washington Street Lebanon, Indiana 46052

Rosemary Martin

January 9, 2013