Donald L. Martens

Donald L. Martens, 71, a resident of Davenport, Iowa died Monday, July 26, 2004 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, July 29, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery where military honors will be conducted. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home where a Masonic service will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children or to a favorite charity.
He was born September 24, 1932 in Davenport, the son of Claus Herman & Aileen A. (Pirschel) Martens. He married Virginia K. Walter in 1955. He later married Virginia K. Duffy. He later married Doris Siemens Jasper in Davenport on May 15, 1993.
Don retired as a Chief Warrant Officer, 2nd Class from the U. S. Army on November 30, 1972 after a 24-year military career. He received numerous citations & awards and served during the Korean Conflict and the Viet Nam Conflict.
He received his BA degree in political science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Davenport.
Don was also a member of Trinity Lodge #208 A.F. & A.M. of Davenport, the Davenport Chapter #16 R.A.M., the Scott Council #53 R. & S.M., St. Simon of Cyrene Commandry #9, the Knight’s Templar. In addition he was a member of the Davenport Scottish Rite Bodies, Kaaba Shrine Temple, the Davenport Hi-12 Club, C.A.S.I. and the Quad-Cities Plus-60 Club.
In his leisure time, he took great pleasure in gardening, loved big-band music, was fond of ballroom dancing and enjoyed traveling throughout the world. Don was a life-long Washington Redskins fan and had an avid history & geography. He prided himself in his ability to recall facts, information & other bits of trivia from many years ago.
Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Doris; his sons, Donald L. Martens Jr. of Pensacola, Florida, David C. Martens & his wife, Marsha of Papillion, Nebraska and Daniel W. Martens of Bellevue, Nebraska; his step-daughters, Christine Leemans & her husband, Tony of LeClaire, Iowa and Megan Jasper of Palm Springs, California; his step-son, Joshua C. Jasper of Davenport; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his sisters, Geraldine Tabor & her husband, Winston and Penelope Flatman, all of Davenport; and his sister-in-law, Joyce Martens of Davenport.
Don was preceded in death by his parents; and by his brother, Claus H. Martens Jr.