Maxine Mae Martens

Maxine Mae (Pyle) Martens, 100, of Colorado Springs, CO., formerly of Waterloo, died Sunday, September 16, 2018.

She was born January 28, 1918, in Waterloo, daughter of Arnold and Anna (Strohbehn) Pyle. She married Robert Martens on September 4, 1941. He died December 19, 1984.

Maxine grew up on a farm near Dinsdale and graduated from Reinbeck High School in 1935. She attended Waterloo Secretarial School and worked as a secretary at Rath Packing Co. for five years before marrying. After the war years, she worked as a secretary in their family business of Pyle and Martens Real Estate in Waterloo.

She was a member of Waterloo First Congregational Church, Waterloo Woman’s Club, Waterloo Elklets, Waterloo Order of the Eastern Star and BT Chapter/TTT Society.

Maxine is survived by two children, Diana Kay (Vic) Ecklund of Colorado Springs, and Phil (Becky) Martens of Waterloo; seven grandchildren: Kristin Kosley, Matthew Ecklund, Bill Ecklund, Heidi Newby, Ross Martens, Abbey Abbott, and Ted Martens; 13 great-grandchildren: Coty, Christian, Amanda, Ryan, Bailey, Billy, Easton, Keagan, Zach, Blake, Quinn, Duncan, and Walter.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and a brother, Dewitt Pyle.