Obituaries
August 1, 2023

Joseph Allen Martinez – Donora and Beaver Meadows, Pa.

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Joseph Allen Martinez, 75, of Donora and Beaver Meadows, Pa., died July 21, 2023. He was born in New Eagle on March 26, 1948, son of Joseph A. Martinez and Anna Mae Vankirk Martinez. He graduated from Donora High School, Class of 1967. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a veteran of Vietnam and member of the DAV. He retired from Boeing Aircraft. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph, and mother, Anna Mae. He is survived by brother, Dennis Martinez and wife Marsha Diane; sisters, Donna J. Perrin, Vicki A. Robb and husband Charles, Karen S. Johnson and husband Rodger, Sandy Brannum and husband Kent, Tina M. Martinez; and numerous nieces and nephews.

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