Sandra I. Martin, 70, of Bowler, passed away on Oct. 9, 2014, at her home after a long battle with cancer.
Sandra was born July 14, 1944, in Wilmington, Delaware, to the late Frank and Agnes (Betterly) Richards. On July 13, 1987, Sandra was united in marriage to John J. Martin in Shawano. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Wilderness.
Sandra enjoyed playing cards, working crosswords, doing puzzles and camping. Her passion in life could be summed up in one word—family. She loved nothing more than spending time with her children and grandchildren. Sandra was a wonderful, caring, strong-willed woman with a big heart who will be missed by all who knew her.
Sandra is survived by her husband, John; her children, Anne (Roger) Malone, Vicki (Chris) Stevens, Bernard “Benny” (Cheri) Bowman Jr. and Samantha Grant, all of Bowler; her grandchildren, Tony, Roger Jr., Tiana, Donavan, Perry, Jeffrey II, Martin, Robby, Sonja, Nicole, Nate, Kristen, Kiera, Bailey, Randi, Cheyenne and Cheyenne Rose; 10 great-grandchildren, plus two on the way, and Grandma to many others; her siblings, Carol (Thomas) Gapko, of Cudahy, Cindy (Hector) Burgos, of Milwaukee, and Frank (Joan) Richards, of Missouri; brothers-in-law, Delbert Bowman, Robert “Bob” Vinz, Wayne (Jan) Martin, Bucky (Karen) Martin and Ron Martin; sisters-in-law, Vicki (Richard) Dalve, Audrey (Gerald) Frank and Peggy Draephal. She is further survived by numerous nieces, nephews and many friends.
Sandra was preceded in death by her grandson, Jonathan Bowman; her parents; her siblings, Barbara Otte, Debby Ziegler, Nancy Bowman and Patty Vinz.
A visitation will be held at the Martin residence, N9448 Moh He Con Nuck Road, in Bowler from 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, until 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, and again at the Lutheran Church of the Wilderness from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, at the Lutheran Church of the Wilderness with the Rev. Melinda Shriner officiating.
Swedberg Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.