Delbert Leroy Martin, Wabash, passed away at 3:34 p.m. Friday, June 30, at Parkview Regional Medical Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was 85 years old.

He was born July 23, 1931 in Wabash to Dalice and Leona (Nayrocker) Martin. Delbert attended Wabash High School.  He married Margaret L. Williams in 1953. She died September 5, 1994. Delbert worked for the Dana Corporation in Marion, Indiana for 40 years, retiring January 1994. He was a U.S. Army Air Force Veteran, serving during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 15, Wabash, Indiana. He was also a member of the Wabash Christian Church and the Missionary Alliance Church.

He is survived by a daughter, Debra Haecker, Wabash; two grandchildren, Joe (Sara) Haecker, Roann, and Mark Haecker, Wabash; great grandchildren, Whitney, Caleb, Kenzie, Kiptin and Kedryk; sisters, Barbara (Joe) Bakehorn, Wabash, and Anna (John) Fritz, Peru.

He is preceded in death by a brother, Marvin Martin and a baby sister.

Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 6, at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash, Indiana 46992, with Pastor Todd Render officiating. Burial will be at Friends Cemetery, Wabash, Indiana. Preferred memorials are directed to a scholarship fund for his two little men, Kiptin and Kedryk in care of the funeral home.

Visitation for family and friends will be from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.