Dean "Dino" Martin

Dean “Dino“ Martin was born Nov 3, 1951 in Blue Ball, PA. He was son of Harvey Z and Esther Elizabeth Martin. He was survived by his brothers Dale husband of Ethel Martin of Ephrata, PA; Lynn husband of Charlotte Martin of Denver, PA; Lorin Martin of Adamstown, PA and his sisters Betty Anne Irons of Manhattan Beach, CA; Nelda Bauder of New Holland, PA; Willa wife of Luke Ulrich of Denver, PA; Norma Knowles of Bradenton, FL; Myrna wife of Willis Eberly of Reinholds, PA. He is also survived by 20 nieces and nephew and numerous great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Lucy Martin.

Dino settled in Paradise in 1981 and promptly gained many friends and became part of the community. He worked many jobs over the course of his life including trucking, logging, construction and bartending in addition to being involved in numerous projects/ odd jobs.

A celebration of  Dino’s life was held at the Paradise American Legion on Sunday April 10th with many in attendance.

He will be missed and thought of  with fond memories by all his friends and his company will be greatly missed. The American Legion has barstool available.

Burial services will be held graveside at 1:00 PM Friday, April 15, 2011 at the Paradise Cemetery. Everyone is welcome to share their happy stories of Dino with friends.