Martin S. Donlin

Martin S. Donlin, 85, passed away Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta.
He was born April 21, 1921, in Oneonta, the son of Martin S. and Catherine (Henning) Donlin.
Martin was a United States Navy veteran, serving during World War II and obtaining the rank of Motor Machinist's Mate 3rd Class. He participated in the Pacific Theatre, during the assault of Okinawa, Gunto, the initial occupation of Japan on Sept. 12, 1945, at Tokyo Bay and landings at Tsurumi Kawa, and Yokohama. He also crossed the International Date Line at 180 degree Meridian, Feb. 8, 1945, at Latitude 12 degree 25' N.
He married Marjorie Bugbee at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oneonta in 1948.
Martin was employed at Bendix in Sidney for 38 years, retiring in December of 1982, from the Layout Department of the Engine Products Division.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oneonta, and was an avid reader and loved going walking.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie I. Donlin of Oneonta; children, Martin E. and his wife, Gail, Donlin of Jericho, Vt., Robert F. Donlin and his companion, Janice Longtin, of Otego, Richard A. and his wife, Vickie M., Donlin of Cleveland, Tenn., Thomas E. Donlin of Jacksonville, Fla., and Joyce M. and her husband, John, Mikolaicyk of Oneonta; 13 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; a brother, George Donlin of Oneonta; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a brother, John Donlin; and a sister, Catherine Eldred.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oneonta, with the Rev. Victor Owan, associate pastor, as celebrant.
Interment with military honors will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Emmons.
There will no be calling hours at the request of the family.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820 or to the American Cancer Society, Southern N.Y. Region, 31 Adams Ave., Endicott, NY 13760.
Condolences to the family may be made online at www.lhpfuneralhome.com.
The Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St. in Oneonta, is serving the family.