Kim E. Martinson

PIERCE — Services for Kim E. Martinson, 50, Pierce, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church in Pierce. The Rev. Casey Lieneman will officiate with burial in Zion East Lutheran Cemetery near Hoskins. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce is in charge of the arrangements. She died Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk. The daughter of Larry and Elizabeth (Planer) Weich was born April 25, 1965, in Norfolk. Kim was the oldest of four siblings, growing up on the family farm in Wayne County. She was baptized on July 4, 1965, and confirmed on July 3, 1979, both at Zion East Lutheran Church near Hoskins. She attended School District 77 in Wayne County through the eight grade and then graduated from Pierce High School in 1983. Kim served as a church organist at Zion East Lutheran Church near Hoskins. In high school she played volleyball. Kim later graduated from Northeast Community College in 1993. She married Carl Martinson on June 11, 1983, at Zion East Lutheran Church, rural Hoskins. After marriage, Kim and Carl lived in Pierce, and she worked at CPA in Norfolk for a few years before taking her current position as bookkeeper at Pierce High School, where she worked for 19 years. She loved to cook, sew and paint, as well as gardening, flowers and doing craft projects. She was a fan of the Atlanta Braves and attended one of their baseball games in Atlanta, and was also a Nebraska Husker fan. She loved being an aunt to her nieces and nephews and was very giving to her own children. Kim was always proud of her kids, town and community. She attended as many sporting events as she could, and she always showed her Pierce Bluejay pride. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Pierce Softball Board and kept books for Carnegie Library. Survivors include her spouse, Carl Martinson of Pierce; three children, Chris Martinson and Eric Martinson, both of Pierce, and Brandi Martinson of Norfolk; her parents, Larry and Liz Weich of Hoskins; siblings Scott Weich of Hoskins, Kara and spouse Jeremy Boettcher of Spencer and Brett and spouse Amanda Weich of Hoskins; and six nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandparents on both sides of the family. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the family for a later designation. Organist for the service will be Kathy Draeger with “On Eagles Wings,” “Precious Lord Take My Hand” and “In the Garden” sung by the congregation. Casketbearers will be Brett Weich, Scott Weich, Jeremy Boettcher, Tim Krueger, Gerard Polt and Russ Dostal. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Kim E. Martinson

April 25, 1965 - October 5, 2015