Perry "Mike" Michael Martin

Perry Michael “Mike” Martin, 75, of Lincoln, NE, formerly of Emerson, NE and Granville, IA, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at Lancaster Manor in Lincoln. Funeral services will be Friday, June 19, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emerson, NE; Father Gerald Leise is officiating. A visitation will be held Thursday, June 18, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with a rosary service at 7:00 p.m. A visitation will also be from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Granville, IA, with burial at 4:00 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Granville, IA. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Emerson, NE are in charge of arrangements. Mike was born on May 7, 1940 to Floyd and Clare (McTaggert) Martin on a farm near Emerson, NE. In 1959, he graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic School, and from a trade school in Omaha in 1961. Mike enlisted into the United States Army serving during the Korean War from 1962 thru 1964. On November 12, 1966, he was united in marriage to Patricia McCarthy in Alton, Iowa. They made their home in Emerson, NE where he worked on the farm until 1994, when they moved to Granville. On April 26, 2009, Patricia died. Soon after her death, Mike moved to Lincoln to be closer to his family. He was a member of the American Legion and the Knights of Columbus and former member of the Sacred Heart Parish Council, the Emerson Rural Fire Department and in the mid 1980’s was a Farm Crisis Representative. Mike is survived by his four sons, a daughter, their spouses, and sixteen grandchildren; James and Leona Martin and their children, Matt and Brittany Michelson, Cassandra, Danielle, and Breanna Martin, of LeMars, IA, Melissa and Mike Oehm and their children, Tyler, Josh and Daniel Oehm of Lincoln, NE, Dean and Teri Martin and their children, Taylor and Ethan Martin of Lincoln, NE, Jon and Dora Martin and their children, Waylon and his wife Amanda, Barak Holt and Bridgette Martin of El Paso, TX, Eric and Nikke Martin and their children, Jacob Helsel, Owen and Brady Martin of Waverly, NE, two great-grandchildren, Raenell and Leilani Holt of El Paso, TX; a brother Jack Martin of Emerson, NE brother-in-laws and their wives, Duane and Mary Ann McCarthy of Lafayette, IN, Jim and Reina McCarthy of Tyrone, NM, Terry and Nit McCarthy of Fort Worth, TX, Michael and Rizza McCarthy of Hayward, CA, and Brad McCarthy of Davenport, IA, three sister-in-laws, Carol Holles of Sheldon, IA, Kay and Paul Reimer of Danbury, IA, and Mary and Jerel Schomer of Lee's Summit, MO. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Tim Martin, and a sister-in-law, Marcy Martin.