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He was the son of the Rev. George C. and Phyllis (Crytzer) Martz of New Bloomfield.
Mr. Martz graduated in 1985 from Cocalico High School, Denver, where he was a member of the National honor Society and the golf team. He was a power lifter and an Eagle Scout.
He graduated in 1989 from Dickinson College, Carlisle, where he majored in economics and political science. He was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity and active in the ROTC program. In 1994 he earned a master's degree in public administration from Golden State University of California.
After college, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army and served on active duty for seven and a half years. He was a veteran of Desert Shield and Desert Storm and attained the rank of captain.
After leaving the Army, he was a production manager for Rubbermaid Corp., Greenville, Texas. He last worked for the Edward Jones investment firm in St. Louis in the retirement and sales department.
He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Denver, and VFW Post No. 3376, Ephrata. He was an avid Philadelphia Eagles and Penn State football fan. He also enjoyed reading, golfing, fishing and playing chess and cards.
He is survived by his wife, Jennifer (Sutton) Martz; a son, George Calvin Martz III, at home; a daughter, Katie Martz, at home; two sisters, Christine Martz of Costa Mesa, Calif. and Victoria Velez of Mechanicsburg; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Judge and Mrs. Harry B. Crytzer; and his paternal grandparents, Guy and Frances Martz.
Services with a military honor guard will be held at noon Monday, Sept. 22, at Bloomfield Cemetery, New Bloomfield, with his father, the Rev. George C. Martz, officiating.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at St. John's United Church of Christ, 4th Street, Denver, with the Rev. David Brumbach and retired Rev. John Oliphant officiating.
Friends may call Tuesday following memorial services in the church.
Nickel Funeral Home, Loysville, is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Unity Health Hospice, 1000 Des Peres Road, Suite 200B, St. Louis, MO 63131.
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Hank Boye
September 22, 2003
Calvin was a few years ahead of me at Theta Chi. Although we did not know each other well, I wanted to reach out to let you know that he always seemed to be a gentle man, and it is tragic that he was taken so young. He and his family are in my prayers.
Christine Prengaman
September 22, 2003
Although we did not know your loved one, we too have been touched by pancreatic cancer. We are sponsoring a golf outing here in York to raise funding for pancreatic cancer research with our local PanCAN Team Hope. They are a wonderful organization with support groups nationwide. We would like to make a contribution in George's memory to the Central PA chapter of PanCAN Team Hope. My daughter, Carolyn Denice, is involved in Team Hope in Fort Wayne, IN. You can find local support groups on the PanCAN website.
Our prayers our with you.
Sincerely,
Christine Prengaman
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