Martens, Lynn Allen (1954-1971)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1971 Jun 3 p. 3

Birth date: 1955

text of obituary:

Kansas Youth Fatally Injured When Car Hits Motorcycle

Buhler, Kan. — An accident four miles east of here Monday evening claimed the life of Lynn Martens, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Menno Martens of rural Buhler.

The youth was riding a motorcycle, traveling west, when it was hit from the rear by a west-bound auto. The driver, a young man from Hutchinson, said he failed to see the motorcycle in time to avoid hitting it. Lynn was dead on arrival at a Hutchinson hospital.

The youth was a member of the Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church where the funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1971 June 10 p. 8

text of obituary:

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— A largely attended funeral took place Thursday afternoon at the Hoffnungsau Church near Inman as services were held for Lynn Allen Martens, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Menno Martens of Buhler who was fatally injured May 31 when the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a car on Dutch Avenue east of Buhler. Rev. Dick Rempel officiated at the services. Surviving in addition to the parents are four brothers, Larry of Newton, Les of Topeka, Lewis of Downey, Calif., and Lyle of Upland, Calif.; and a grandmother, Mrs. John B. Martens of Buhler.

The Mennonite obituary: 1971 Jun 29 p. 431