Martene was born in Cape Town, South Africa on October 25, 1972. At the age of six, she moved with her family to Great Neck, NY and resided there before eventually settling in Randolph, NJ in 2002 with her husband and children. Martene is a 1994 graduate of York University with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She first worked at Huntington Hospital and then as a recovery room nurse at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ and for several surgical centers. She also volunteered as a substitute nurse at the local elementary schools in Randolph, NJ. Her four children were the focus of her life, traveling to all their sporting events and activities, while cheering them on passionately from the sidelines.
Martene is survived by her beloved and devoted husband Mark; her loving children Nicholas, Joseph, Jenna, and Marisa; her parents Ezriel & Eleanor Milun of Randolph, NJ; siblings Lara Correa of Melville, NY; Darren and his wife Tenelle of Succasunna NJ; and Ryan of Cranford, NJ. Martene is also survived by her Mother-in-Law Marie Errico of Mt. Arlington, NJ, her sister and brother in-laws as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins who all loved her very much.
A funeral service will be held 11:30 am Wednesday, at Bernheim Apter Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel, 68 Old Short Hills Rd., Livingston. Family and friends may arrive at 10:30 am. Entombment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her memory to the Atlantic Home Care & Hospice, 465 South St,. Ste. 100, Morristown, NJ 07960.
