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Mercedes Martinez Obituary
MOUNT CARMEL - Mercedes S. Martinez, 65, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at Geisinger Medical Center, in Danville.
She was born in Brooklyn, New York, Nov. 15, 1956, a daughter of Jaime Gonzalez and Anna Medina.
On Nov. 16, 1975, she married Johnny J. Martinez, in Brooklyn, New York.
Mercedes is survived by her husband, Johnny J. Martinez, of Mount Carmel; two sons, Johnny Martinez, of Mechanicsburg, and Jonas Martinez and his wife, Kristi, of Mount Carmel; two daughters, Mimi Russell and her husband, Dowayn, of Mount Carmel, and Julia Martinez, of Mount Carmel; 10 grandsons; nine granddaughters; five great-grandsons; four great-granddaughters; two sisters, Anette Brown and her husband, Al, of New York, and Anna Lisa Walters and her husband, Jon, of Harrisburg; two sisters-in-law, Mildred Martinez and Diana Martinez, both of Puerto Rico; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mercedes was preceded in death by her mother, Anna Medina; a father- and mother-in-law, RaFael and Louisa Martinez; a brother, Benjamin Gonzalez; two brothers-in-law, Jun Martinez and Robert Martinez; and a sister-in-law, Neldy Martinez.
MARTINEZ - Mercedes S. Martinez, 65, of Mount Carmel. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27 at the C.J. Lucas Funeral Home Inc., 27 N. Vine St., Mount Carmel, with the Rev. Joan Brown officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Monday, Dec. 27. Burial will be private and held at the convenience of the family. To the send condolences to the family, go to www.cjlucasfuneralhome.com.
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Dec
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C. J. Lucas Funeral Home, Inc - Mount Carmel27 North Vine Street, Mount Carmel, PA 17851
Dec
27
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11:00 a.m.
C. J. Lucas Funeral Home, Inc - Mount Carmel27 North Vine Street, Mount Carmel, PA 17851
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