Martin A. Wollenberg
(1920 – 2016)
Martin A. Wollenberg passed away at Somerset Health and Rehab Center surrounded by family on June 7, 2016. He was born November 7, 1920 in New Lexington, Ohio. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Martin was a 1939 graduate of New Lexington High School and following high school; he went to Columbus to become an apprentice to a journeyman plumber. He was drafted in 1942 and left for basic training shortly after that.
Martin served in the 36th Division Texas Unit, of which he was the only Ohio boy in the unit. Martin served in the European Theater during World War II. His tour started in North Africa, moved on to Italy, then France, Germany, and finally Austria. He was honorably discharged in 1945 with the rank of staff sergeant.
After being discharged, he started Wollenberg Plumbing and Heating in 1946 in New Lexington, Ohio. In 1972, he had the opportunity to work as a State of Ohio Plumbing Inspector until he finally retired in1982.
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