August 31, 1943 – March 21, 2024
Mom left us peacefully in the early hours of morning, known by some as the time of “Divine Mercy”. Our family was able to spend the preceding days with her, holding her hands, singing, and telling our favorite stories as we said our goodbyes, wishing her peace on her next journey. Preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Frank C. Martick and Miriam T. Martick. Marti is survived by her favorite children; Kelley Loughrey (Tom Shrake) and Tim Loughrey (Lynn Nelson), her beloved grandchildren; Sam (Renee) Friberg, Alex Friberg, Lauren (Alec) Gooley, Callyn Loughrey, Kyra Shrake, Victoria Shrake and great-granddaughter, Lola Belle Friberg. Also survived by her dearest brother Tom (Rita) Martick, nieces and nephews, extended family and friends. Marti loved her family deeply and will be sorely missed by those who knew and loved her.
Marti and her brother were raised in Mankato, MN where their father was the pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Mankato and their mother led many volunteer groups in the community. Marti graduated from Mankato high school in 1961 and went on to Macalester college in St. Paul, MN, graduating with a BA in English. She met many of her longtime friends at college and continued to live in the St. Paul area until moving to Florida in 1995. In Florida she found her passion job at a bookstore near the beach, content there for 20 years before retiring and moving back to Minnesota in 2016 to be near family.
Known for her wonderful sense of humor, she was sassy until the very end. She had a life long love of books that she passed that onto her kids and grandkids. She enjoyed being at her kids games and was a dedicated football, hockey and softball mom, often traveling with the other team moms to tournaments. She loved weekends watching NFL football and always has a special place in her heart for the MN Vikings “purple people eater” era. She enjoyed going to the movies and listening to music, especially Cher, Tina Turner and Neil Diamond. She had 2 special dogs later in life, a yorkie & a silky terriers that were her very spoiled fur-babies. As a young mother, Marti took her kids on peace marches down Summit Avenue in St. Paul protesting the Vietnam war and proudly wore her MIA and POW bracelets for decades. She enjoyed the many years spent camping with dear friends, weekends at the cabin, going to the beach, traveling and time with family & friends. One of her favorite trips was with her parents in 1980 to see the Oberammergau Passion Play in Germany.
A Memorial Service/Celebration of Life will be held for family and friends on Friday, April 19 at the Sunset Memorial Chapel, 2250 St Anthony Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55418. There will be a visitation starting at 1:30 pm and the service will be from 2:00-3:00pm.
In the spirit of Marti, we kindly request that guests wear their favorite light & bright attire; her favorite colors were pink, purple and blue. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Marti generously donated her body to the University of Minnesota’s Anatomy Bequest program to support education and research for medical professionals. The program includes research of Non-Alzheimer's dementia, which she lived with for the past 10 years. We are grateful for her legacy gift to help others in this way. Memorials can be made to a charity of your choice; Marti’s favorites were for veterans, JDRF, animal rescue organizations and literacy programs.
We extend our gratitude to the Heather’s Manor community where Marti lived since 2020 and their caring staff who always made sure Mom was involved in activities, especially painting. We are indebted to the Interim Health Care Hospice team who provided gracious and gentle care for mom over the last few months. Everyone who had the chance to be with our mom said that she was their “bright spot during visits” and always shared how much they enjoyed her laughter and sassy quips. We also want to thank the young 16 year old girl (who lovingly named our mom “Andrea”) who placed her with the Children's Home Society. Our grandparents adopted their beautiful baby girl on December 8, 1943 and named her Marilyn Elizabeth after their mothers. We celebrated her “gotcha” day every year with deep appreciation and lemon meringue pie. We love you Mom.
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