Olive Martin Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Olive Martin of Gresham, Oregon, who passed away on May 5, 2023, at the age of 102, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Earl Sackett and Clorra Sackett; her husband Forest Martin; and her siblings, Harold Sackett, Doris Sackett, Clara Jones, Ethel Wickstrom, Howard Sackett, Harry Sackett, Hesley Sackett, Grace Parkhurst, Herbert Sackett, Hiram Sackett and Gladys Ott.
She is survived by: her son James Martin Robert (Cheryl); her stepdaughter Darlene Casey; her grandchildren, Vickie Beraka (Jason), James Albert Martin, Brook Martin and Eric Martin; her great grandchild Eva Bryner; her stepgreat-grandson Sage Baraka; and her nieces, Donna Smith, Elaine Weber, Carol Thompson, Virginia Owens, Janice Morgan, Karen Herguth, Verlain Sackett and Dale Sackett. She is also survived by numerous other nieces, nephews, great grandchildren, and step grandchildren.
She endured the great depression and World War II, the coronavirus pandemic, grieved Pearl Harbor and 9/11, and raised her children (as well as a black bear named "Buster") to somewhat normal adulthood. Olive was also an expert seamstress, and during the covid epidemic put her talent to use at the age of 99 making masks for her family and friends.
