Lawrence Martin

Lawrence W. Martin, 71, of Waukesha died with his family by his side December 23, 2010 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. He was born October 7, 1939 in Waukesha to Hallett and Clara (nee: Bollogh) Martin. On February 13, 1960 he married the former Judith Hetzel. She preceded him in death July 19, 2000. He was a career truck driver and member of the Teamsters Local 200, working for Fratrans, Triumph Transportation, Waukesha Block and Payne and Dolan. He was a longtime, and faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.  He will be missed by his children: Lawrence C. (Mary Jo) Martin of Milwaukee, Susan (David W.) Bingham of Mukwonago, Anne C. (Timothy) Dettlaff of New Berlin, and Jane “Chicky” (John) Zylka of Milwaukee. He was the proud grandpa of: Kayla and Katelyn Martin, Bradley and Amanda Bingham, Christopher, Sally, and William Dettlaff, and Brittany and Jeremy Zylka. He is also survived by his sister Mary Alice Couillard of Mukwonago, his sister-in-law Anita Martin of Waukesha, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. In addition to his wife and parents he was preceded in death by his brothers Jack and Robert. Visitation will be Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Randle-Dable Funeral Home 1110 S. Grand Avenue Waukesha from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM. The vigil service will be at 7:00 PM. Services continue on Monday, December 27, 2010 at the funeral home with prayers at 10:15 AM followed by a procession to St. Joseph Catholic Church for the funeral Mass at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Clare’s Monastery 421 S. Fourth Street Sauk Rapids, Minnesota 56379 or St. Joseph Food Pantry 822 N. East Avenue Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186. For further information or directions please call Randle-Dable Funeral, Cremation, & Preplanning Services at 262-547-4035. To leave the family an online tribute message please visit www.waukeshafunerals.com