Francis John Martin

Martin, Francis J., of St. Charles, Missouri, died on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at the age of 71. Dearest husband of Mary Ann Martin; dear son of the late Frank and Margaret Martin; cherished father of Craig (Karen) Martin, Chrissy (Bob) Busken, Brian (Carey) Martin, Sean (Heather) Martin, Shannon (Curtis) Buehrle and Anne (Eric) Juden; beloved grandfather of Cody, Kylie, Samantha, Madison, Jack, Justin, Claire, Riley, Nathan, Chase, Maura and Brennan; dear brother of Kay Blanke, Pat (Mike) Grzyb, Michelle (Jon) Larson and Peggy Sluhan. Francis was an Insurance Agent with State Farm for 29 years. He was a proud member of the Wrestling Hall of Fame and CBC Alumni Hall of Fame. He was loved by all and will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Augustine Church, 1371 Hamilton Ave., St. Louis, MO 63312 or Christian Brothers College High School, 1850 De La Salle Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141.