Violet Idona Martin

Violet Idona Martin passed away from this world peacefully on the morning of April 3rd. Idona was born on June 18th, 1944 at the hospital in Alliance, Nebraska. Heralded by nature, she was born during a great thunderstorm, and was a welcomed blessing to her parents Violet (Warnke) & Donald Davis.

Idona spent her childhood in the town of Haysprings in Nebraska, until the summer after 8th grade when her family moved from Nebraska to Washington, settling in South Seattle. She graduated in 1962 from Mount Rainier High School, and went on to study at Highline Community College before starting a career as a dental assistant. She married Carl E. Martin January 1st, 1965 and they started their married life together in Seattle. They had two children and settled for a time in the City of Kent. In the summer of 1976 they moved from King County to Kitsap County and purchased acreage to build their own home and raise their children in the beautiful rural community of Poulsbo.

Over the next decade, Idona actively participated in her children's lives, supporting their endeavours in sports, dance training, FFA and scouting, all the while growing enviable summer vegetable gardens, learning and engaging in the construction of her family's home, and earning an associates degree in business administration from Olympic College. With her children then of "lock-key" age, she embarked on a very successful career in financial services which spanned the next 29 years. She was know in the community at large as a knowledgeable professional in her field, and as someone treated everyone who crossed her path with kindness & respect. She was involved with Soroptimist International, and felt strongly about giving back to lift up the lives of others. She enjoyed home gardening as well as learning the wholesale plant trade with her son, her book club, attending the ballet with her daughter, caring for her grandchildren, attending quilting retreats as a member of the Kitsap Quilters, and the artistic process of piecing intricate handmade quilts. She is already greatly missed and leaves behind friends to numerous to list.

She is survived by her mother Violet (Warnke) Davis, her son Stephen E. Martin, her daughter Jennifer A. (Martin) Robinson, her daughter in law Maren Johnson, her son in law Andrew Robinson, her former spouse Carl E. Martin, and five grandchildren: Ben, Reid, Aaron, Beth and Julie.

A memorial service will be held at 12pm on Saturday April 12th, 2014 at the Stone Chapel, 22272 Foss Road NE, Poulsbo, WA. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Martha & Mary, The Fund Development Department, PO Box 127, Poulsbo, WA 98370 or www.marthaandmary.org/about/making-difference.htm