Theodore "Ted" Martin
Theodore “Ted” Earnest Martin, 65 of Green Camp, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2015 at Heartland of Marion after a brief illness.
He was born in Marion on August 23, 1950, to the late Bryan and Marguerite (Gehring) Martin and was raised on the family farm near Green Camp. As a youth he was very involved in 4-H, showing cattle, the Junior Fair Board, and Junior Leadership. In 1968, he graduated from Elgin High School and began attending classes at The Ohio State University.
During the Vietnam War, he was a Sergeant in the Army Reserves. At age 20, he moved to Indiana and worked a series of jobs, eventually becoming a real estate agent for the F.C. Tucker Company. In 1982, he married Jane Ellen Fink. He worked for eleven years as a salesman throughout the Mid-West for Packaging Equipment and Films, a plastic and packaging company located out of Indianapolis, Indiana. Ted was active in his faith and was a member of the Green Camp United Methodist Church. In his free time he enjoyed reading and studying history.
He is survived by Jane, his sons, Kyle Martin and Joseph (Brittany) Martin; his stepson, Eric (Bethany) Jensen; his grandson, Lucas Asher Martin; and granddaughter, Kendall Josephine Jensen, all of Indianapolis, as well as his sister, Justine (Allan) Santschi of Delaware, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
His family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 29, from 10:00 a.m. until the Celebration of Life Services at 12 noon in the Green Camp United Methodist Church with Pastor Josh Freshour officiating. Burial will follow in Marion Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5555 Frantz Rd., Dublin, OH 43017.
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