Funeral services for Alma L. Martel, age 84 of Elgin, will be held 10:00am Thursday, September 6, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin. Pastor Jerry Lee will officiate with burial in Zion Lutheran Cemetery.


A family service will be held at 7:00pm on Wednesday evening at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin.


Special music will be provided by Bonnie Lee, organist. Marcy Haase will sing "When He Was on the Cross" and "My God And I".


Serving as casketbearers are Jan Prindle, Ella Mae Aune, Cathy Eslinger, Darlene Kautzman, Julie Rosin, and Kay Thompson. All nieces and nephews are considered honorary bearers.


ALMA L. ROSIN was born July 23, 1923 at Elgin, ND to Andrew and Lydia (Nantt) Rosin. She grew up on her parent's farm 12 miles southeast of Elgin and attended a country school through grade eight one mile southwest of her parent's farm. In the fall of 1938, she attended Elgin High School and graduated with the class of 1942. She attended nurses training at the Bismarck Hospital. Alma worked in the Elgin Hospital until she became a farmer's wife. She was united in marriage to Fred C. Martel on June 3, 1944 at Elgin. Their only child Patricia was born on March 12, 1945 in Elgin. Patricia passed away in the fall of 1954 at the age of 9 years. Alma and Fred farmed five miles northeast of Elgin from 1944 until November of 1981 when they moved into Elgin.


Alma was a lifelong member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. Her faith in Jesus Christ was her source of joy and hope. She was active and volunteered in many activities in her church and community. She was a member of the W.E.L.C.A., and loved attending the Women's Bible Study Group.


Alma enjoyed many hobbies in her lifetime. Gardening was a yearly must, and she enjoyed crocheting, knitting, embroidering, and quilting. Genealogy also was an interesting hobby and she did extensive research into the histories of the Rosin and Martel families.


Alma passed away on Monday evening, September 3, at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin.


Surviving family members include 1 brother and sister-in-law, Erick and Phyllis Rosin, Milton, FL; 3 sisters-in-law, Esther Rosin, Elgin, ND; Dolores Rosin, Driscoll, ND; Erna Lahr, Bismarck, ND; and numerous nieces and nephews.


She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one daughter, 3 brothers, Harold, Roland, and Alvin.