Judy Marie Martinez

Judy Marie Martinez, age 62 of Hastings passed away on July 10, 2012 at Lifespan Hospice in Battle Creek.

She was born March 14, 1950, in Napoleon, Ohio, the daughter of Santos Martinez Sr. and Guadalupe (Melchor) DeLaCerda. Judy attended Hamler High School in Hamler, Ohio, graduating in 1968. She worked for ten years as a secretary/receptionist for Barry County Mental Health, retiring in May, 2012. Judy enjoyed quilting and knitting in her spare time.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father.

Judy is survived by John M. Bycroft, her companion of 28 years; her brothers: Eliseo Martinez or Waterville, Ohio; Benito (Alice) Martinez of Maumee, Ohio; Santos (Gloria) Martinez Jr. of Bradner, Ohio; and Frankie (Rachel) Martinez of Katy, Texas; and her sisters: Feliz (Jack) Rodeheaver of Galion, Ohio; Profiria (Manuel) Leal of Fostoria, Ohio; Pauline Gann of Cleveland, Ohio; and Maria C. Martinez of Fostoria, Ohio; as well as 18 nephews and nieces and 13 great nephews and nieces.

A visitation will be held to honor her life on Friday, July 13, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be held Saturday, July 14, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 805 S. Jefferson Street in Hastings.

In lieu of flowers the family requests the following Memorial Contributions:

American Cancer Society
Great Lakes Division, Inc.
Attn: Memorial and Tribute Gifts
1755 Abbey Road
East Lansing, MI 48823

Barry Community Hospice
450 Meadow Run, Suite 200
Hastings, MI 49058