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Martin Brinkman Jr.
1939 - 2008
Sheffield, IA - Marty Brinkman, of
Sheffield, died Saturday (Aug. 23, 2008) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26,
at Zion St. John Lutheran Church in Sheffield. Veteran's honors will be provided
by Harlow Ray Massee Post No. 277 American Legion. Marty's family will greet
friends from 6 until 9 p.m. today, Monday, Aug, 25, for Marty's Memory Night at
Marty's Saloon, 112 Gilman St., Sheffield.
Martin Jr. Brinkman was born on Oct. 8, 1939 at Klemme, a son of Martin John and
Meta Louisa (Baack) Brinkman. A proud Shamrock, he graduated from Klemme High
School in 1957 where he was honored as an All-State Basketball Player. Marty
attended Eagle Grove Junior College for one year prior to entering the United
States Navy. He served at Key West, Florida, during the Bay of Pigs incident and
stood on John F. Kennedy's Honor Guard. After four years in the Navy, Marty
attended and graduated from Luther College.
Marty was united in marriage to Lois Deann Miller at Zion Lutheran Church in
Gowrie on July 14, 1963. He taught at Ventura High School for four years where
he also coached basketball and track. In 1969, he moved to Mason City and began
selling insurance for Life Investors. In 1971, he moved to Algona and partnered
in Burns-McCall & Brinkman Insurance and Real Estate. In 1975, he sold his
interest in the agency and began to sell trailers in Algona. Marty's dream was
to have a Western bar. In 1980 he moved to Sheffield and purchased an old bar.
After extensive remodeling, he opened Marty's Saloon on April 1, 1980 and
operated it as a family-oriented restaurant and bar. From day one every child
got a free candy bar. Marty was a people person who loved to kid and joke
around. He loved to teach and was very proud of any kid who did well. He played
softball for Armour Star team and was inducted into the Softball Hall of Fame in
1997. He took many trips to Sturgis for the motorcycle rally and traveled to
Europe and Mexico while selling insurance. In 1997 Marty suffered a brain
aneurysm and gradually stopped working at the saloon, turning operation over to
his wife.
Marty will be greatly missed by his wife, Lois; sons, Mike (Carla) of North
Liberty and their sons, Jacob and Jared; Matthew of Council Bluffs and sons,
Mason and Mitchell; brother, Garland Brinkman of Garner; sisters-in-law, Alice
Brinkman of Klemme and Ina Brinkman of Ventura; many nieces and nephews.
- He is preceded in death by his
parents and three brothers, Leo, Merlin and Ronald.
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- Retz-Grarup Funeral Home.
source: Mason City Globe Gazette, 25 Aug 2008
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