Maria Avina Martinez
Maria Avina Martinez, 92, 417 W.
Fourth, homemaker, died Friday (Jan. 22, 1999) at Newton Medical
Center. She was born Nov. 6, 1906, in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico,
to Jose and Dorotea (Neri) Avina. She married Ignacio J. Martinez at
Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico, in 1922. He preceded her in death May
14, 1973. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church,
Francisco I. Madero Society and a former member of the Altar Society
of the church, all of Newton.
Survivors include: six sons, Manuel
Martinez of Wichita, Juan Fernando Martinez of San Bernadino, Calif.,
Armando Martinez of El Paso, Texas, Ricardo Martinez of Kansas City,
Mo., Alberto Martinez of Newton and Benito Martinez of Carson,
Calif.; four daughters, Rosemary Oquendo and Amelia "Molly"
Martinez, both of San Bernadino, Calif., Dolores Rioz of Newton and
Carolina Martinez of Hutchinson; 51 grandchildren; and 78
great-grandchildren. She also was preceded in death by three sons,
Juan Martinez, Miguel Martinez and Ignacio Martinez de Neri; and
three daughters, Maria de LosAngeles, Antonia Islas and Berta
Martinez. Rosary service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of
Guadalupe Catholic Church. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday
at the church with Father John Hotze officiating. Burial will be in
the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m.
today and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
Memorials have been established with Heartland Pregnancy Care Center
in care of the funeral home.
