Lori Lea

Martin

ori Lea Martin left this Earth peacefully on April 3rd, 2024, at the age of 77. Lori was born to William and Mildred Grote (Kosick) on March 30th, 1947, in Rush City, MN. She was raised on the family farm in Greely, MN. Along with her older brother Nicholas and older sister Barbara.

Growing up Lori developed her love for all the outdoors, but her main passion was fishing. She would take any opportunity to throw a line in at Stute's Lake with her childhood friend Jerry by her side. Fishing was something she took into adulthood and beyond. Lori and Barb loved having the work horses on the farm, so much so that their father made sure they had horses of their own. One of the great things about Lori was that if she fell off the horse she got back on, in every literal sense. She loved gardening even as it became more of a difficult task. She would share the bounty of her hard work with everyone, one of the most popular were her raspberry jams.

Lori married Mel Geisler in 1969 and together they had one son, William "Billy" Geisler. In 1990 she married Jim Martin where she gained Jeff and Scott Muehlberg, Kim, John, and Jamie Martin as sons and daughters.

Lori was a kind soul who put everything she had into whatever she did. She devoted years of her life at Moses Grocery, Gilberts, Abduls, First National Bank of Pine City, Kingers, and she retired from East Central Sanitation.

Lori spent all but the last several years of her life in Minnesota. After Jim passed away, she went to live with Bill and his wife Holly in southwest Missouri. Regardless of where she lived, she was loved by all who had the pleasure of meeting her.

Lori was welcomed home by her mother and father, brother Nicholas and sister-in-law Diane Grote, as well as her bonus son Jeff. She leaves behind older sister Barbara (Dave) Hemmer, children Scott Muehlberg, Kim Zschunke (Martin), John Martin, Bill (Holly) Geisler, and Jamie (Bill) Richardson (Martin). Grandchildren Alaina (Joey) Williams (Geisler), Ben, Jay, and Emma Zschunke, Sabrina Martin, Jackson, Jane, and Avery Richardson, and Katie (Austin) Francisco (Geisler). Great grandchildren Kaydence, Parker, Adaline, Meleigh, Paisley, and Jancy. As well as many nieces and nephews. All of which miss her dearly but take comfort in knowing she is at peace and reunited with her other half Jim.