FORT WAYNE – Alice L. Martin, 63, Fort Wayne, passed away Oct. 17, 2014, at Life Care Center Nursing Home, Fort Wayne. She was born to Oscar P. and Mary Bertsch Martin. She was a charter attendee at the ARC Workshop, formerly known as the Johnny Appleseed Center. She began going to Johnny Appleseed when she was 3 years old. Surviving are four brothers: Bob, Jim and Dick Martin, all of Fort Wayne; Phillip Martin, Santa Fe, N.M.; two sisters, Arlene R. Kelly, Fort Wayne, and Joan Truex, Warsaw; also many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Beverly Graham, and two sisters-in-law, Darlene and Doris Martin. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne, with Pastor Wanda Carter officiating. Burial is in Leo (Ind.) Memorial Cemetery. Calling is from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to services Wednesday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to the Easter Seals ARC or Lifecare.
