Rose Mary Martzke, 82, of Alma, passed away on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center, Wabasha, Minnesota, with her husband, Vern, by her side. She was born on Feb. 21, 1932, in Oconto Falls, a daughter of Dr. William T. and Muriel (Coopman) Hicks.
Rose Mary attended and graduated from Gillett High School in Gillett. She then furthered her education at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, earning her degree in kindergarten/primary education. Rose Mary was united in marriage to Vernon Victor Martzke on Aug. 22, 1953.
Rose Mary’s career in education began in Oconto and then Portage before moving to Alma in 1962, where she would do substitute teaching at the Alma Area Schools. Rose was also active at St. John Lutheran Church Sunday School and WELCA, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Buffalo County Food Pantry.
Rose Mary will be dearly missed by her husband, Vernon, of Alma; children, Doug and his wife, Mary Kaye Martzke, Kristin and her husband, Brent Schneider, Dr. Jeffrey Martzke and his fiancee, Nikki Pelletier, and Lisa Goeppinger; her brother, Robert Hicks; grandchildren, Erica (Jonathan) Novak, Brandon (Lindsey) Martzke, Ryan Schneider, Jason Schneider, Amelia Martzke, Willem Martzke, Emily Goeppinger and Mariah Goeppinger; great-grandchildren, Carter and Emmett Novak and Eve Martzke.
Besides her parents, Rose Mary was preceded in death by her brother, Ronald Hicks.
A funeral service will be at St. Jakobi Lutheran Church in Shawano on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m. with an hour of visitation prior. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
Talbot Family Funeral Homes in Alma assisted the family with arrangements.
The family requests memorials in honor of Rose to be given to Luther Park Bible Camp in Chetek.
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