Lovine Martin
Lovine Louise Martin, Female 20 Sep 1909 - 17 Mar 2002
Born, Raymond, Montgomery Co., Illinois.
Died, Alton Memorial Hospital, Bethalto, Madison Co..
Married to Christian Nordyke. Mother of Dorothy Nordyke, Frank Nordyke, Francis Nordyke, Katherine Nordyke, Richard Nordyke, M. Nordyke, Betty Nordyke and (Unknown) Nordyke. Daughter of L. Martin and E. Meisenheimer. Sister of C. Martin, E. Martin and J. Martin.
Obituary:
on Memorial Hospital. Born Sept. 20, 1909, in Raymond, she was a daught
er of the late Everett and Catherine (Meisenheimer) Martin. In Oct. 192
8, she married Christian S. Nordyke in Jerseyville, and he preceded h
er in death May 25, 1981. She was a capper in the Metallic Dept, at Olin C
orp for 25 years, retiring in 1979, and was also a member of Westminster P
resbyterian Church in Godfrey. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-la
w, Dorothy and Wallace Roy of Bethalto, Katherine and Charles Geisler of G
odfrey; two sons and daughters-in-law, Francis and Dorothy Nordyke of Sore
nto, and Roland and Margaret Nordyke of Manteno; 17 grandchildren; ten gre
at-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a sister, Geneva Ste
ge of Roodhouse. Preceding her in death were two sons, Richard and Fra
nk L. Nordyke; and two brothers, John and Lloyd Martin. Visitation is fr
om 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Gent Funeral Home in Alton, where services wi
ll be at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Bud Moginot will officiate. Burial wi
ll be at Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey. Memorials may be made to Westm
inster Presbyterian Church.
ng at a future Olympian. Thirty-five years later, Nordyke, a former Altoni
an, has made her family proud. "Our family is just really excited," said o
ne proud aunt, Dorothy Roy of Bethalto. Deborah will compete in the 1998 W
inter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, in the biathlon, which includes women's c
ross country skiing of the 15 kilometer classic, and target shooting. S
he will also compete in a 7.5 kilometer relay race. "She's been in traini
ng for several years," Roy said. "She's been going for this for a long tim
e. We all think it's great." Roy, who lives in Bethalto, said she admir
es her nieces spirit and drive. She said she remembers when Nordyke liv
ed with her for a year and a half after her father, Chris Nordyke, died wh
ile in the U.S. Air Force on June 6, 1968. "When she was a little girl, a
nd when she was in Junior High she was in gymnastics," Roy said. "She trav
eled and trained in gymnastics." She moved to Anchorage, Alaska when she w
as 3 years old, along with her mother and father, Charolette and the la
te Frank Nordyke, and three sisters: Susan, Kathy and Linda. The family re
turned to Alton for six months after her father died in a car accident. Ch
arolette and her daughters lived with her in-laws, Lovine and the late Chr
is Nordyke. After their retreat to the Alton area, the family packed up th
eir belongings and made the brave trip back to Alaska. Nordyke, much li
ke her father, found a love for the outdoors. She enjoyed walking, fishi
ng and began target shooting for fun. Roy said she takes pride in her niec
e's accomplishments and was thrilled to find out Nordyke, and other athlet
es competing with her, would be appearing on CBS for Olympic coverage. "
It was an honor for her to go," she said. Only two out of five qualifie
rs get to go for the gold. Nordyke headed for Japan on Jan. 31 after spend
ing nearly two months of extensive training in Europe, she spent a summ
er in the Alton area two years ago visiting relatives and preparing for co
mpetition. This will be her one and only shot at an Olympic medal. Nordy
ke told family and friends that although this is the first time she wi
ll be in the Olympics, it will be the last time she competes. "It doesn
't matter if she wins, she knows we all consider her to be gold anyway," s
aid Nordyke's aunt Katherine Geisler of Alton. "We enjoy the Olympics anyw
ay and we're just so proud of her. She got to the Olympics." Geisler's dau
ghter, Sherri Cooper, has been taping this year's Olympic games since th
ey started Feb. 8. Cooper plans to tape the events and give copies to rela
tives. Cooper has been sending and receiving messages from the Olympian v
ia e-mail. Some of the events at Nagano were postponed due to a large accu
mulation of snow in the region. The times for Nordyke?s events were chang
ed due to the inclement weather. "They're trying to make up for a lot of e
vents that were pushed back because of the snow," Geisler said. Nordyke
's events are slated to be featured at 10 p.m. tonight and 10 p.m. next We
dnesday on CBS-TV (KMOV, channel 4). Geisler said she was thrilled to s
ee her niece during the opening ceremonies of the games. She said she cann
ot wait to find out how her niece finishes on her events. "All we c
an do is just wait until we see her," Geisler said. "Her dad would be ve
ry proud." Some of Nordyke's other relatives are still in the area includi
ng her uncles, Richard Nordyke of Belleville, Francis Nordyke of Sorent
o, Roland Nordyke of Manteno and her grandmother, Lovine Nordyke of Bethal
to.
he East Alton plants under the provisions of the employes retirement pla
n. They aie Mrs. Nora Pryor, Chark-s Lev! Gresham. Everett L. Martin, a
nd William H. Rehmstcdt,
sives division. He had been at the plant more than 24 years, since Januar
y, 1931. His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, works in the detonator departme
nt of the explosives division. They have two sons, John and Lloyd Marti
n, and two daughters, Mrs. Geneva Siege, and Mrs. Lavine Nordyke of the me
tallic manufacturing department of the ammunition. Mr. and Mrs. Martin wi
ll continue to reside at 416 Shellview drive. Bethalto.
day at St Joseph Hospital in Alton. She was employed as a machine operat
or at the Olin Corporation in Easl Alton, retiring in 1973. She was marri
ed to Everett L. Martin in St. Charles, Mo., in 1939. He died Jan 29, 196
0. She was born in Mount Sterling, a daughter of the lale Alonzo and Adeli
ne Doby Cleveland. Surviving are two step-daughters Lovine Nordyke of Beth
allo and Geneva Siege of Roodhouse; and a step-son, Lloyd Martin of Woodbu
rn; and a sister, Mary F. Martin of Meadowbrook. Two brothers preced
ed In death. Visitation will be from 3 to 9p.m. Sunday at the Smith Funer
al Home in Bethalto where services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday with t
he Rev. Vernon Dodson, pastor of the First Southern Baptist Church in Mead
owbrook, officiating. Burial will be held In Roselawn Memory Gardens in Be
thalto.
40 a.m. Friday at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born in Harvel, a son of the la
te Everett and Katherine Martin, he was chief of security at Granite Ci
ty Army Depot for 20 years, retiring in June 1981, previous to which he w
as a member of the Alton Police Department for many years. He married t
he former Laura Peterson on February 25, 1947 in Alton, and she survive
s. Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Cindy Voegtlin of Mer
rillville, Ind.; three sons, Louis Wadlow of Godfrey, Lloyd (Martin) Ellio
tt of Holyoke, Mass, and Dennis Martin of East Moline; 11 grandchildren; t
wo great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lovine Nordyke of Bethalto and Ge
neva Stege of Roodhouse. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m. S
unday at Gent Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at C
alvary Baptist Church in Woodburn, of which he was a member, with the Re
v. Tim Coley officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memory Gardens with f
ull military honors. Memorial donations are asked to be given to Laura Mar
tin Care Fund, R. R. 2, Box 145, Bunker Hill, IL62014.
ve to a local newsperson when asked if children with AIDS should be allow
ed to attend schools. Some said yes and some said no. We are all afra
id of this deadly virus we know nothing about. It has been explained by do
ctors who say the only way you can get the virus is by blood transfusion a
nd through sexual activity. The children being refused entrance in publ
ic schools are innocent children who get AIDS through blood transfusions t
hat they need. No doubt many have been infected by the AIDS virus throu
gh that method. I read about a young man who received a transfusion duri
ng surgery. He is now dying with AIDS and his two small children are infec
ted. He and his wife had good paying jobs. They both lost their jobs becau
se of the virus he received by transfusion. What is wrong with people anyw
ay? Have they no compassion for people who have gotten the virus throu
gh no fault of their own? These innocent children should be allowed to att
end school. Their parents pay taxes the same as everyone else. God loves t
hem. Why don't we?
t, to Alton Memorial Hosptial for medical treatment.
she spent two weeks and visited with her sons Airman Third Class Francis N
ordyke is stationed at Castle Air Force Base, and Airman Third Class. Fra
nk Nordyke is stationed at Travis Air Force Base'. Mrs. Frank Nordyke is w
ith her husband in California.
t. 5 at Jones County Community Hospital. She weighed nine pounds, ten ounc
es at birth. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Wise of St. Lo
uis, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nordyke of Collinsville, Ill. Patern
al grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ray Russell of Laurel. Great-grandparen
ts are Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Johns of Potosi, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Sims S
r. of Laurel and Mrs. Lovine Nordyke of Bethalto, 111. The mother is the f
ormer Gail Nordyke.
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