Peter Robert

Martyn

PETER ROBERT MARTYN was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on July 15th, 1942 and died of complications from brain cancer in Toledo Ohio, on September 3rd, 2016 at the age of 74. He graduated from Oshkosh High School and, in 1964, graduated from Wisconsin State University (now the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh) with his Bachelor's degree. He completed his Master's education at University of Wisconsin, Madison, and taught high school speech and english at Tremper High School, Kenosha, and Monroe High School, Monroe, WI. He entered the Lutheran School of Theology of Chicago in 1967, receiving the Master of Divinity degree in 1971 and was ordained into the Lutheran Church in America (now ELCA) that same year. In 1999, Pastor Martyn earned the Doctor of Ministry degree from Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, OH, specializing in Grief Ministry.
He served as pastor at Redeemer Lutheran, Milwaukee WI, Lutheran Church of the Master, Troy MI, Hope Lutheran Church, Toledo OH, chaplain at Sunset Retirement Communities, and interim pastor at Glenwood Lutheran Church, Toledo, St. Paul Lutheran, Haskins and the former First English Lutheran, Toledo. He also served on numerous synodical, non-profit and academic boards while in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio, including as president of Toledo Area Ministries and on the Foundation Board of Lutheran Social Services. He especially loved serving as a board member at Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH for 13 years. In recent years he has been a consecration leader for the NW Ohio Synod of the ELCA and a volunteer at Lutheran Homes Society.
Although he enjoyed theological discussions, his greatest passion was simply to care for, share time with, love, and thank God's people. His great hope was to be a personal and ecclesiastical "builder" – building religious community, building forgiving and loving relationships, and building communities to be servant-centered for the least, the lost, and the overlooked.
He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Susan Reece Martyn, Professor at the University of Toledo College of Law, by two daughters, Angela Susan Martyn of Denver, CO and Sarah Martyn Crowell (Aaron) of Duluth, MN; and two granddaughters, Vivienne Reece Maranhas and Alexandra Jean Crowell. He is further survived by one brother Michael (Gayle) Martyn of Troy, MI, and their children, Lynn and Matthew, and several cousins.
The family will receive visitors at Foth-Dorfmeyer Mortuary, 3815 Sylvania Ave. from 4 P.M. – 8 P.M. on Friday September 9th. A Eucharistic Memorial Celebration will be held the following afternoon at 2:30 P.M. at Glenwood Lutheran Church (2545 Monroe St, Toledo, OH 43620).
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Glenwood Lutheran Church or Hospice of Northwest Ohio (800 South Detroit Ave, Toledo OH, 43609).
To God be the glory!!