LOUIS MARTINEZ,

June 27, 1929 - August 12, 2013

Louis Martinez, Jr, 84, of Newfoundland, NJ, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013. He was born in Burlington, NJ to Josephine (nee Martinez) and Luis D. Martinez. Mr. Martinez proudly served in the US Army in the Korean War as a medic in Korea and Germany and was honorably discharged. He married Ramona (nee Abenojar) in 1956 and resided in Greenwich, CT.  They later moved and raised their family in White Plains, NY for 35 years, Sewell, NJ for 12 years, and Newfoundland for the last 9 years. Mr. Martinez was self employed as an auto mechanic and operated the L&M Auto Repair in White Plains, NY. He was a longtime member and parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church in White Plains, NY. Mr. Martinez was predeceased by his beloved daughter Victoria Szvetics in 1999 and his dear sister Ramona “Ronnie” Cotrupe in 2012. He is survived by his loving wife Ramona, his dear daughter Linda Reed and her husband Leonard of Newfoundland, and his dear son Louis C. Martinez and his wife Mary of Winchester, VA, and cherished son-in-law Peter Szvetics as well as his beloved grandchildren  Alex Szvetics and his wife Leigh of Savannah, GA, Katrina and Victoria Reed of Newfoundland, Aaron and Kyle Martinez of Winchester, VA, great grandson Ivan Szvetics and his dear brother Joseph “Jose” Martinez. The family will receive visitors for a memorial visitation on Saturday, August 24, 2013 from 3pm to 4pm followed by a memorial service at 4pm at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 LaRue Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435 (GPS use 1 Post Place). Due to Mr. Martinez’s long battle with kidney disease, the family has requested that memorial donations be made in his memory to the American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852, www.kidneyfund.org. On line condolences and directions www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com