Mary A. Martin, 97, Linton ND, died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the Linton Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Linton with Fr. David Zimmer officiating. Visitation will be from 11 am to 9 pm with a Prayer Service at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Myers Funeral Home, Linton. Burial will be at St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery.Mary was born on March 10, 1919 near Hague, ND, the daughter of Mike and Mary (Schwartzenberger) Materi. She grew up on a farm 7 miles west of Linton. She attended South Prairie grade school, and later Linton High School. She helped on the farm until she married Joe Martin on August 26, 1940. They made their home in Linton, and were blessed with 7 children.Mary often spent time helping Joe at Martin's Shoe Shop. Together they enjoyed square dancing and playing cards. Mary belonged to a L.A.W. Homemakers Club and was a 4-H leader for many years. She volunteered her time in the catholic school and enjoyed visiting shut-ins and elderly. She was a member of St. Anthony's Christian Mothers Society for over 50 years. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and serving others. She always raised a large garden and canned many things over the years.Grateful to have shared her life, 3 sons and daughters-in-law, Terry (Mary Ann) of Wilcox, AZ, Roger (Vickie) of Linton, and Joel (Cleo) of Golden Valley, MN; 4 daughters and sons-in-law, Joan (Herman) Wolf of Minneapolis, MN, Paulette (Robert) Clark of Cedar Rapids, IA, Roberta (Jack) Nagel of Linton, and Carol (Randy) Rask of Hurdsfield, ND; 23 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 2 sisters, Helen Bachelor of Eugene, OR and Mercedes Goetz of Linton.Mary was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joe; sisters, Katie (Pius) Kelsch, and Barbara (Frank) Gabriel; brothers, Leo (Molly) Materi and Willie (Patty) Materi; brothers-in-law, Miles Bachelor and Tony Goetz.