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William MARTZ Obituary
Age 93, of Portland, CT, passed away September 15, 2022. He was born May 5, 1929, in Miamisburg, Ohio.
He graduated from Miamisburg High School in 1947. Lieutenant Martz served as an Air Force navigator flying B-26 'Blackbirds' with the 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron during the Korean conflict. He graduated from the College of Engineering of the University of Dayton in 1958. He was a Professional Engineer and served as a traffic engineer for the City of Dayton from 1958 to 1992. He also served as Past President of the Dayton Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Ohio Section of the Institute for Transportation Engineers.
A loving husband and devoted father, he is survived by his wife of 68 years, Priscilla E. (Roberts) Martz; his children, Jon W. Martz and wife Cheryl of Oakland Township, MI, and Carol E. and husband Steve Greco of East Hampton, CT; his grandchildren, Aaron S. Clark and wife Melissa of Houston, TX, Jordan E. Martz and wife Meghan of Saline, MI, and Caroline E. and Lauren N. Greco of East Hampton, CT; his great-grandchildren, Isabella R. Clark, Hadley G. Martz, and LilyAna R. Clark; his nieces, Trina L. (Gaiser) Garber and Joanna K. (Gaiser) West and husband Gerry, and his nephew Timothy R. Gaiser and wife Kathryn. He is preceded in death by his parents, William H. and Mary (Pontius) Martz; and his sister, Sandra Lee, wife of Richard Gaiser.
A memorial will be held in Miamisburg, Ohio, and scheduled for the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cox Arboretum Foundation.
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Lowell Suttman
November 11, 2022
We tend remember the kind and gentle friends in our youth. That is my memory of Bill.
Robert Butts
September 28, 2022
Priscilla and Bill were the first Daytonians I ever met when I was an intern at Cox Arboretum way back in 1980. Bill was always a concerned dad and asked about my car, plants, and how to grow clematis successfully. What a gift he was to all of us former interns, staff and now retired staff of the Arboretum.
His quiet jokes, love of UD basketball and his wonderful children, Jon and Carol, and his beloved Priscilla ( know locally as Our Lady of Good Cooking)
I send you all my thoughts and prayers at this time. I know Bill is either fixing something or trying to grow something beautiful in Heaven
Your friend always
Bob Butts
Kettering OH
Joanna West
September 23, 2022
Our dear Uncle Bill... Uncle Bill always had a wonderful, unique and dry sense of humor. We would always just wait for what he might say. Others were very talkative in our family and he would wait for his moment for the zinger which sometimes was so clever it took the family a moment to really realize how funny his comment truly was. He always had such a gorgeous garden in his back yard and spent time trying to keep the squirrels off his bird feeder. I always admired his service to protect our country but didn't realize how brave he was until my husband and I visited a display of war planes and saw a plane similar to one in which he flew take off and land. We were able to peak inside and see where the navigators sat. It seemed all too precarious to me. Those men also never knew if they were coming back when they took off. God bless them all. Aunt Priscilla, Carol and Jon, we love you and are praying for you. He is at rest after a great life of dedication. We love you and miss you all.
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