This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Martin, Hess, Rieder Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hd.2ADI/1577 Message Board Post: Twin Falls Times-News, 12/03/05 Anna Marie Hess Martin has passed beyond the veil of this life to join her beloved husband, Mark, and her son, Bill. She passed away on Dec. 2, 2005, at the age of 72. She died in her home while surrounded by her children and grandchildren after a valiant battle with cancer. Anna was born on Dec. 9, 1932, in Paris, Idaho, the daughter of Milford and Marie (Rieder) Hess. She grew up in Southern Idaho, graduating from Filer High School in 1951. She attended Twin Falls Business College. She married Mark W. Martin, June 18, 1952, in Filer, Idaho, and they had their marriage solemnized in the Logan Temple on Sept. 29, 1959. Anna lived in Ithaca, N.Y., where her late husband, Mark, received his Ph.D. They then made a home in Logan, Utah, where Mark worked for the USDA. In 1967, they were transferred to Prosser, Wash., where they lived for the next 26 years. Upon Mark's retirement, they returned to live in Logan, Utah, in order to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Anna was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served in most of the ward auxiliaries. She and her husband served in stake missions and on a full-time mission in Atlanta, Ga. They also served as temple officiators at Seattle, Wash., and Logan, Utah. During the past 40 years, she has devoted much time and effort to compiling genealogical records for several thousand of their ancestors. Anna loved travel and learning. She was a voracious reader and studied and worked on family history until the very end. She was also a loving mother and grandmother and enjoyed planning family get-togethers. She is survived by her daughter, Kathy (Russ) Truman of Hyde Park, Utah; son, Ron (Juli) Martin of Cedar City, Utah; son, Bruce (Denise) Martin of Orem, Utah; and daughter, Lisa (Dan) Bolingbroke of Heyburn, Idaho; her sister, Hazel Bober (Twin Falls, Idaho); her brothers, Dean (Beth) Hess (Layton, Utah), Leslie (Esther) Hess (Twin Falls, Idaho) and Rex (Mary) Hess (Twin Falls, Idaho). She is also survived by 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Mark W. Martin; her son, Bill R. Martin; her brother, Russell (Maralyn) Hess (Denver, Colo.); and her parents. The family wishes to thank the doctors, nurses and hospice workers who cared for her during her illness. A special thank you goes out to her neighbors and friends for their loving care and support. Viewings will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at Nelson Funeral Home, 162 E. 400 N., Logan, and from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Foothill 1st Ward Chapel located at 1500 N. 1500 E., Logan. A funeral will be held at noon Tuesday, Dec. 6, with Bishop Eric Rasmussen presiding. Interment will be in the Logan City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Alpine Hospice, (435) 753-7001. Condolences can be sent to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com. • Published Saturday, December 3, 2005