Martha Theresa Martinez

1944 - 2003  (59 years)

• Name	Martha Theresa Martinez
  Birth	26 Feb 1944	New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Aug 2003	Meyersdale, Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	19 August 2003 - Cumberland Times-News - MEYERSDALE, Pa. Martha Theresa Smeak, 59, of Jacobs Place, Meyersdale, died of cancer on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2003, at her residence. Born Feb. 26, 1944, in New Orleans, La., she was the daughter of the late Antoinette (Oubre) and Herbert Martinez Sr. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Eddie Martinez and Herbert Martinez Jr. Survivors include Roger L. Smeak, her loving husband of nearly 35 years, whom she married on Sept. 15, 1969; sons, Gary Martinez, Somerset, and James Martinez, Bradford; daughters, Becky Gordon-Giron, Williamsburg, Va., Veronica Smeak and Heidi Leydig and husband Shawn, all of Meyersdale, and Theresa Smeak, Boswell; grandchildren, Shawn and Allysha Martinez, Jimmy and Kandis Gordon-Giron, Ashley and James Baer, and Lance Leydig; brothers, Michael Martinez and wife Fay, Lebanon, Tenn., and Russell Blank and wife Louise, Moundville, Ala.; sisters, Peggy Lawhorn and husband Donald, Placquemine, La., and Lydia Hinyub and husband Greg, Gretna, La.; and sister-in-law, Cathy Martinez. Mrs. Smeak was a former cook for restaurants in Meyersdale and Somerset. She was a member of the New Hope United Church of Christ, Meyersdale. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, 169 Clarence St., Hyndman, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Lamar Bender officiating. Interment will be in the Madley Cemetery, Buffalo Mills. She was buried on 20 Aug 2003 in Madley Cemetery, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.
  Person ID	I48960	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Herbert Sr. Martinez   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Antoinette Oubre   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F18356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Roger Lee Smeak,   b. Private
  Marriage	Private
  Children	1. Gary Martinez Smeak,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   2. James Martinez Smeak,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   3. Becky Smeak,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   4. Veronica Smeak,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   5. Heidi Smeak,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   6. Theresa Smeak,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F18351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021