Linda Martensen July 27, 1952-April 7, 2017


Linda Martensen

     Linda Martensen, age 64, died Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha following a strong and courageous four-year fight with cancer.

     No services are planned at this time. Memorials and condolences may be sent to Larry Martensen, 209 Kohl St., P.O. BOX 157, Martelle, Iowa. Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa has been entrusted with Linda’s care.

     Surviving is her husband Larry; five siblings, Bonnie Pfeif, Aurora, Colo., Arlene Mae Harris Beaumont, Colo., Mary Ann Young, Lebanon, Mo., Ronnie Whetstone, Lebanon, Mo., Darell Ray Whetstone, Dinosaur, Colo. She was preceded in death by her parents; and six brothers, Robert, William, Frank, Raymond, Charles and Larry Whetstone.

     Linda Joyce Whetstone was born July 27, 1952 at Fort Morgan, Colo. She was the daughter of Frank and Anna Mae Koshier, Whetstone. She attended school in the Fort Morgan area. Linda was employed at Niagara Envelope and Williams House Envelope in Fort Morgan. In 1996 she moved to Monticello where she married Larry Martensen on Aug. 12, 1997 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Monticello. She was employed at Orbis in Monticello until 2013 when she was diagnosed with cancer.

     Linda loved to go camping and travel, spend time with family and friends, and have a margarita with salt on the rim at night. 

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