John C. Marti

John C. Marti, age 81 of Somers, passed away peacefully into eternal life on Friday Oct 27, 2017 at Angel’s Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc.

John was born in Kasson, MN on May 22, 1936 to the late Clinton and Carol (Southworth) Marti. He was a graduate of Rochester High School in Rochester, MN. He then went on to earn a degree from the General Motors Institute in Flint, MI.

On November 27, 1959, at Somers United Church of Christ, he married the love of his life, Joan P. Longmore. They spent almost 58 years sharing their love of family and adventure together.

John worked at General Motors in Janesville for seven years and was later employed with State Farm Insurance for over 35 years until his retirement. He obtained designations of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter and a Chartered Life Underwriter during his tenure at State Farm.

John was very active in the Somers community as the president of the Somers Civic Association, Oakwood Cemetery, and Somers United Church of Christ Community Foundation, Inc. He also impacted the lives of many young men serving as scoutmaster of Troup 436-Somers School. His life long passions included gardening, woodworking, and traveling.

John will be dearly missed by his wife, Joan; sons, Jeffrey (Patti), Timothy (Allison), and Jay (Susan) Marti; his seven granddaughters, Kaitlyn (Adam), Sarah, Hannah, Anna, Julia, Maria, and Natalie; great-grandson, Wilder; brother, Gene (Wendy) Marti; and sister, Linda (Aiden) Ferry.

In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by his brother, Jim Marti.