Martin Mansell Obituary

I loved Marty, he was my best friend. I'm so sorry I didn't reach out to him in Alaska. I am so sorry to hear of his passing. He moved to alaska and I to florida. I loved him.

Hi Marty, thinking of you and missing you so much. I love you always Life is a gift and ii am so thankful you have been part of my life, P;ease pray for us and know you are in our prayers too, love your sister alice

Hi Marty! Well it's going on two years since your passing. All of us still miss you a bunch. We wish you were still here, because we could really use your help. Love you.

Hi Marty Christmas has passed another year has begun. We wonder what this year will bring. Know way of knowing,for only Our Good Lord knows what lies ahead. He has given our family many blessings, and we thank him. I think of you often and hope you are keeping busy with the Lord's work. Give my love to Mom Dad,Freddy, and my good friend Eileen. I pray for your soul and all the souls, please continue to pray for all of us and our families. I love you and miss you. Your #2 sister Sis

Hi Marty, It has been so long since I wrote in your quest book because I couldn't find it any more but now I have and will be ordering it soon for all the beautiful words in it of all who love you.
It is Nov. 21st 2009 and everyone is well we all miss you and always will , God is good and has help us so much.
I wonder what your up to and what it must be like to be with Jesus and all is beautiful no more tears and only lightness all around you.
Mom and Dad are there with Freddy and Grandma, you have your own little reunion and some day we will be together our family once again with many more who have come along life's road with us, we are so very bless to meet the people in all our lives.
Now that I found your quest book I will write again I have up till May then I will order your book. I love you and we all send our love to you, your sister alice

Hi Marty,
Time has gone by but your never forgotten. I miss you often and our family reunion just wasn't the same without you with us.
We all thought of you in our conversations and missed your smile greatly. Dottie looks great and she is so cute with her hat on and Julia is getting so big, it was good to be together.
I know your praying for healing in our family and God is good it will happen and we shall unite forever.
I love you and thank our Lord for your life share here on earth, today is Aug 14th 2009--friday
I had colon cancer and went through the operation and it was successful, I am very thankful to Jesus and his grace thanks for your prayers Marty. I will talk again, love your sister alice

Hi Marty, today May 27th is your one year anniversary of your death and new life in Christ. We have all missed you so much and think of you often, like Bill and Michael said on your birthday May 20th, your gone but never forgotten.
This will be my last entry
or maybe one more depending on when they close your guest book, maybe May 31st or June 30th.
I have colon cancer and will have surgery on June 5th, pray to Jesus for me that all will go well and it is at a very early stage. Thanks for praying for us all and may you be at peace and in His love always.
It is hard for me to think this might be my last time writing but Jesus is beside us and taking care of all your family, we love and will always be grateful that you are our brother and that we came from our family, we were so blessed. We will all be together again in the Lord's timing and every reunion you will be missed along with Mom.
Thank you Jesus for Marty's life and for his death into your glory, I love you Marty my dear brother, your sister alice

Uncle Marty: When you left us a year ago today, it was the saddest day for all of us. We miss you!!Love you, Laura

Hi, Marty you have been gone a year today and I miss you so much We are all looking forward to the reumion in July and will all miss your funny stories and wonderful smile I know you will be there in our hearts Pray for us Marty.. I love you your sister Mary

Hi Marty It is hard to believe that a year has gone by since you left us. I think of you ofen. I pray for your soul every day. I hope you are praying for all of us too. I love you and miss you very much. your #2 sister Lorraine

Hi Marty, God is good, i love you

Hi Marty Just wishing you a very happy birthday up in heaven. I hope you're celebrating with a good glass of vivo. I'm trying very hard to make your wish come true, maybe I'll have it all together by your next birthday. You always did like surprises. Love you Laura, Dottie and Julia

Happy Birthday Marty up in heaven, thank you Jesus for allowing me to be his sister and coming from the family we came from, it was good in so many ways and we share so many birthdays together, we were poor but we were so very rich! I love you Marty, amd I miss you, love alice

Hi Marty: I can't believe it's May of 2009. A lot has happened since your passing. It's been very hard for all of us and we miss you so very much. Our family has not been same as you already know. Larry has been staying on the plantation and loving it. So much wild life out there. We think of you often and miss you so very much. Love you Dottie, Laura and Julia

Dear Marty,
We all love and miss you everyday. The Mansell Family Reunion is coming up in July, so hard to think of you not being there with us but you know in some wonderful way you will be and Mom too and we
shall remember your smile and laugh that you gave so freely. Thank you for praying with Mom and Jesus, I believe we are going to make it and Joy comes in the morning and morning is a coming, loving you Alice and all your brothers and sisters and your whole family.
I love and think of you my dear brother, love alice

Hi Marty It's just us, we were thinking about you. We always do, but today a little more. Love and miss you Laura and Julia

Marty as you know we all need your prayers and you are missed greatly by us all. in my heart I rejoice because I know your with Jesus. It is hard to understand all that has happen to our family but like the bible says Joy cometh in the morning and all will be well in God's timing. Marty go on with God's work and every once in a while turn your soul towards us and offer to our Lord our inner hearts where only he can see and touch with love and forgiveness. Loving you, alice

Hi Marty, It's Dottie, Laura and Julia:
The time has come as you requested: We will be having your celebration of life during the weekend of November 22th. The ceremony will take place on the Plantation in Sarasota, Florida. We love so very much and a day doesn't go by when you're not in our thoughts. We love you and talk to you soon. Dottie, Laura and Julia

Uncle Marty,
I know that you are with Christ but I will always miss your presence here on Earth. I've always been proud to be your nephew and enjoyed telling others about my Uncle that lives in Alaska. I'll miss the stories and the laughs but most of all I miss visiting and seeing you. However, I know that our hope is not in vain and that you and I will meet up again someday and the entire Mansell family too. What a reunion it will be! Thanks Uncle Marty for your life and for being such a great Uncle. I will always remember when you gave money to help me go on a mission trip to Honduras. Pray for us as we go through this loss - I know you are praying and thinking of us often. -

Marty we had your Memorial today next to Ma's and it was really nice, hope you like the bag pipes Bill got and the songs.
We said what we could say and somehow I know you heard us and it was good. Our prayers will always be with you and we ask for your prayers for us.
Thank you Lord for our brother Marty, we love you Lord and all your goodness you have given to us, keep us close together with forgiveness and love in our hearts, help us to see and be touched by Marty's love in all the days ahead.
We will see you again Marty and all tears will be gone, what a day we will have together with the Lord

Our Dear Marty, how we love and miss you and find it still so difficult to cope with the loss of not having you here or in Alaska.
I just came back from Alaska with some of the family but truly we were all there in a special sort of way we all connect to each other bringing back movies for those who weren't able to come. You have a beautiful home there and we are so proud of you and how we admire the beautiful work you did on your place. Most of all I want to thank our Lord for getting me there, I know if it weren't for a few special people in my life I never would have made it so thank you to those who made it possible.
My heart aches with love for all of our family from the oldest to the very youngest.
Marty in your death you gave us a very special gift in treasuring what we have and living life to the fullest, the things we think are important try to stop us from seeing that which we already have and those are gifts from God they are in us and become part of us will never leave not even when we die. thank you Marty , your family will always love you and we even in the rough times shall come out together, we are Mansells' and we were raise with honor and forgiveness for one another.
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ALASKA a beautiful place we can see more clearly now why you love it.
Martin Mansell {Marty} we are part of you love Mary, Lorraine, Norine, Freddy, Billy, Dottie, Alice, Johnny, Marty our beloved, Michael, Margie, and Joey all Mansell's
Thanks for letting us find the old Christmas tape of 1984, love alice and all your family

Marty, I miss you so much, I try to keep busy, thinking of you in Alaska and waiting for you to call and tell me you are OK. I know, but it so hard. Love sister Dot

My Dear Marty, I thought by now it would be easier but it's not. I miss you. I know that I will always think of you and at times I will laugh and remember the funny things you said or did but mostly I will cry because I wish you were here now to tell your stories.
I love you Marty. I miss you so very much.
Your sister, Margie

Uncle Marty,
You were a wonderful uncle. We always enjoyed hearing stories about when you will little. Brendan still cherishes the Alaska coin you gave him one year for Christmas. We'll miss you!

Marty I love you. alice

Alice received this email message to honor Marty:
DEAR ALICE & MANSELL FAMILY
PLEASE ACCEPT MY DEEPEST
SYMPATHIES ON THE PASSING OF
YOUR BELOVED MARTY. MY NAME
IS KATHLEEN PETRU (MILAS -
STAGG 1970) I WENT TO SCHOOL
WITH A MARTY MANSELL AND I
ASSUME THIS WAS HIM. OUR
PATHS CROSSED EVER SO BRIEFLY
IN SCHOOL BUT I REMEMBER HIM
AS ALWAYS BEING FUNNY AND FULL
OF LIFE. I ALSO LOST A
BROTHER 4 YRS AGO AT AGE 43
AND KNOW THE PAIN YOU'RE GOING
THROUGH RIGHT NOW. YOU WONDER
IF YOU CAN GET THROUGH IT BUT
YOU DO BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOUR
LOVED ONE IS WITH OUR LORD AND
NO LONGER SUFFERING. PLEASE
KNOW THAT YOUR FAMILY IS IN MY
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AT THIS
DIFFICULT TIME. GOD BLESS YOU
AND KEEP YOU ALWAYS.

KATHLEEN (MILAS) PETRU CLASS
OF 1970 A A STAGG H.S.

Dear Uncle Marty,
You will be missed greatly. I am one of your oldest nieces and I have always had a great deal of respect for you. In some ways you have always reminded me of my father with your soft spoken voice and your gentle smile. I always admired you for following your dreams and for being the kind of man that you were. You were one of the most kindest and gentle men that I ever known in my life. It was always amazing to watch your face lite up whenever you were around the children. They loved playing with you, you always made them feel safe and important. You made who ever you were with feel important. I always looked forward to seeing you at the reunions and you truley will be missed at the reunions. You will be kept alive in sprite with all our stories and love. Please tell my father that I miss him and love him deeply. And give grandma a big kiss from me and tell her that I miss her immunsely and that she is and always will be my hero. I love you, Uncle Marty very much. Please pray for us all who remain.

Marty today is July 4th 2008 and were thinking of all the men and women who has serve this country and of course I thought of Johnny and you. Thank you for giving of yourselves and fighting for our freedom.
missing you , I love you. Alice your sister
I thank all!

Dear Uncle Marty,
I just wanted to say that we are really going to miss you. I always enjoyed talking to you at the reunions and listening to your stories. My favorite memory is when you taught me how to play poker at the Florida reunion. As an "in-law" that night gave me a good picture of just how much fun the Mansells had together! You were also a very good teacher as I think I even won the $8 of change that night as a rookie poker player! You will be missed but my heart is happy that you are with Jesus.

Marty It has been a month since you went to be with our Lord and I have thought of you so much and miss you. I was reading Ma's book today and thought you might like me to share this one of her poems. It is Titled "My Mother's Garden" Won't you come into my garden The Blessed Mother said to me. As I knelt before her altar to say my rosary. I've been to many rooms of her mansion in the sky. But her garden, I thought, was reserved for only those who die. I caught just a glimpse, but that was enough to know what Jesus has in sore for people of the new dawn. Those who love his mother as their very own. The ground has a layer of green velvet that showed no wear. Flowers were blooming everywhere. With more colors than the rainbow. And the perfume that filled the air cannot be explained by the human mind. Thanks Mom and thank you Marty for all you were to all of us We love you and will aways remember all the good you did for the family. Your sister Sis

Marty wrote this to me a few years ago, just wanted to share it with all of you.

THE ONLY THING YOU TAKE WITH YOU WHEN YOU'RE GONE IS WHAY YOU LEAVE BEHIND
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MARTY

I WAS JUST LOVING MA

Marty it has been one month since you went to Jesus, thank you Lord for Marty's life and thank you for what you gave us in his death. Marty we love you forever your sister alice

Uncle Marty, I so wish I had made it before you passed. I hope you felt the love in our hearts and our prayers over the miles. I really can't believe your gone. I miss you and I'm really gonna feel it as time goes by and your not in for your Chicago visit or planning your trip to Mexico with Dad...
Grandma, I'm sure, was so proud of all her kids pulling together and being there for one another. I'm sure it helped being able to see them and to feel ALL their love. I know it helped them. You've made it!! The Everlasting Life, Amen. Give Gram and my Mom a big hug. I really miss them too. Thank Jesus for me that we have an Everlasting to look forward to.
"Follow your dreams!" Great advice from an Uncle, even better that you taught it by example. I have a lot of great memories of you, I wish our boys could have had more time with their "Uncle Farty". You would have had so much fun with Dennis & Jason and vice versa. I'm glad you had the time you did and we will help your memory and what you stood for live on in them. I feel specially blessed to have been able to share you through Dad and his times and talks with you You will live on not only in stories, photos and memories, but in our hearts. Until I see you again at THE Family Reunion, be at peace and look in on us from time to time.

my little child within to marty inner child.
i miss you and love you so much, it is so hard in letting go but when we are all together again we will celebrate and have so much fun. when you went to Jesus i hope you don't mind that i kept a little part of you with me, your sweet smile that i love so much and your laugh, i needed them to help me grow up strong and to love and dream as you did, remember marty we still have so much to learn as you now are with the Almighty One and have no more questions. pray for the inner child within all of us we need your prayers, you are free and loved and may Jesus be always at your side, we love you, a mansell child from within

Dear Marty it has been three weeks and six days since you went home to be with Jesus , Oh how we all miss you and think of you often. It is so hard to let go but like the song said as each one follows you to the other side we will once again be united this time forever with all our loved ones. We love you Marty and we love you unconditionally, pray for us. The Family, Palos Hills, Il.

Marty you where a wonderful Son,Brother,Uncle and Friend always caring, giving, doing for others and a great story teller
We will all miss you so much I know Our Lord Jesus Christ is taking good care of you.. Mom was there to meet you at the gate and embraced you with loving arms, Dad, Freddy and Faith were there too. I wish I had more time to tell you how much you mean to me and to enjoy the great times we as a family enjoyed at the reunions and maybe you could have made it out this way You would have love it here, but the Good Lord wanted you home with Him. All of your brothers and sisters miss you and are trying to cope with your passing I know that Jesus will help us though this.. Pray for us Marty...
Love your sister Mary

We wanted to share some of these with the family, miss you Marty, love Dottie, Laura and Julia

Marty I think of you everyday and somehow I still keep thinking i will see you at the family reunion, but I know in my heart i have to wait till that reunion in heaven. Thank you Lord that I could be with Marty and my brothers and sisters when his life went to be with you is lasting home. You gave us a beautiful gift may we remember always that time with Marty and being together in your love and peace. Life is great, Enternal life is even greater right Marty! We all love you and we will make it cause Jesus is helping us and we are learning what is really inportant and what are the things we too will be taking with us when it is our turn to go with God, thank you for doing the best you could.

Dear Uncle Uncle Marty, Our grandma told us about you and how good anf kind you were and that you were a good brother to her, we are sorry thst we didn't get to have more time with you but we love to hear the stories of when you were young. We have a sister{ faith }she is also cousin to many of us we hope you like her and she makes you happy We have been told that we are part of this big family, aren't we lucky. Tell faith we all said we love her and we love you uncle uncle Marty. the little ones, Jessica,Cara,Ashley,Brendan,Garrett,Cassidy,Paige,Isaac, Elijah,Benjamin,Rex,and lilly, we will miss you at the family reunions you made us laugh.

To Marty, fellow classmate at A. A. Stagg, fellow vietnam veteran, when the war was not popular you went anyway. Thanks for your service. Thanks for your smile and easy going personality. I hope we'll meet again.

A few pictures of Marty attached. I am thinking about Marty a lot. He was a wonderful person.

Here is a picture of Marty, in the prime of his life. It is how I will always remember him. He is holding a glass, almost like a toast. Mine is "Thanks for being my Friend" I'll toast to that Mart. Love, Rena

Marty, I found this picture of you, I know you were having a great time, and just think you were in Alaska just the day before, smile.. I love you so much and miss you. sister Dot

Thank you for everything you done for me.
Love always

Dear Mart,
The thought of going through this life without you is beyond words. I will never forget all the stories that you would come home with year after year. You have been a important part of our family. You have always been there for us. I hope you are in a better place now. After going from Florida to Alaska you must be in a wonderful place. You made my life a better place to be. I know I will see you soon, meet me at the gate.
Love you always Susan, Simon and Darla

Marty, this is our way to still communicate with you hoping somehow by God's grace you are able to read them. I hear Jesus saying how happy you are and that where you are is so very beautiful much more than you ever thought possible and you are surrounded by love and mom is with you holding you with such joy in her heart. We are all sorry Marty for so many things we did not do. But we want to thank you for what you have given us and that is the love and grace that only comes from God and it is a free gift that is worth more than any treasure here on earth, I love you forever and we look forward to being with you. I give Praise Honor and Glory to our Lord Jesus Christ for he has given us life eternal by his cross, thank you Jesus for my brother Marty and all my family here on earth and in heaven may we be together with you forever. Love to a brother who has given to me in his life and in his death, you are beautiful, alice

Dear Marty, I thought you had more time. There are so many things I wanted to say. I wanted to tell you I'm sorry I never came up to see your Alaska. I'm sorry that when I thought about making a batch of cookies I thought again and remembered you were on a diet, I should have sent them anyways. I'm sorry I didn't call when I found out you had cancer, my heart was breaking and there were no words, I kept hoping you would have more time. And I'm sorry I didn't come down sooner, I missed being able to hear your voice but you gave me a smile and I will hold on to that forever, thank you.
Pray for us Marty
Your sisiter, Margie

Marty,I loved you all your life.You stayed with me when you were in 6thgrade and Mike did also.When you came home from vietnam you lived with us.When i moved to florida,you came down in lived with us.I always had your back Marty.You are like a big brother to all my kids and i loved you for what you were,and where you were at in your life. Then you went to ak.I remember telling you to go.I said follow your dream Marty do it now.When you came back to fla i always had a room for you.It was called Martys room.So,we laughed,cried,loved,worked,we had it all Marty.As a brother and sister we had it all.I will miss you.
Love always,
Norine :)

Dear Uncle Marty,

When you moved to Alaska you showed us the world was bigger than just Illinois and Florida. Your adventurous spirit was contagious and inspired me to follow my dreams out west. I am sorry I never got the chance to see you in your beloved Alaska. Thankfully you never gave up on Florida, and we were all very excited to have you home again. God Bless the family and friends you left behind. You are dearly missed.

Marty, We are all together celibrating your life and sharing great memories. Your family is getting closer because of you, We all love you and miss you very much!!

Martin Mansell, also known as Moose and Poncho. You will be missed by many, especially by your older brother Bill. You did make a difference for many people!! We spent alot of time together and we had alot of fun!! I will always love you. Love, your brother Bill
P.S. Marty I want you to say Hi to all of our family up there, especially Ma for sacraficing so much for all of us!

Marty,
I know everyone was in shock over your illness, but I have to say what a blessing to have such wonderful brothers, sisters and extended family, that were there to share in your passing and will never forget what an honor and a gift it was to be with you. We will have you in our hearts and memories forever. We miss ya!!!! -

Uncle Marty: There hasn't been a day/night that you were not in our thoughts. Every night after our prayers, Julia ends it by saying, "Snug in bug, in a rug". It brings a tear to my eyes, because you were taken from us so soon. None of us were ready to say Good-bye... in a way who is. Marty, you were loved by so many. There was so much to do and say.. I do know that you're in a better place without pain and you're happier there with Grandma, Freddie and your Dad. In a way, Life is just not fair. Love you forever Dottie, Laura, and Julia

I've known Marty for 30 yrs. We sluised for gold in Hope Ak, bummed on 4th ave and worked on our private pilot together. I drove him to the airport in March, he seemed healthy and happy as a clam counting the months till retirement. I'm lost?

Uncle Marty,
We will miss you very much!We are so very thankfull we got to spend time with you.It meant the world to us and the kids.We all truly love and care for you so very much..

I've known Marty since the mid 90's when we first meet here in Fairbanks. He and I have had some good laughs over the years. I'm gona miss him.

Uncle Marty,

Though Uncle in title, the description is not enough. When we moved to Florida: you soon followed us, lived with us, grew up with us, and became a brother to us. Your laughter and ability to make me laugh will be greatly missed. It was an honor to grow up with you and you will be forever missed in my life.
There is a late night snow storm in Alaska somewhere in heaven for you.(Marty knows the joke) Love to Grandma and Freddy who are with you now. Love your nephew Bill

Marty I have watched you thu all those years to become the man we all loved so dearly.. The Lord will certainly gain a wonderful deadicated, loving person when you walk thru heavens doors..I consider it a a blessing to have known you and shared with you the love of family, we shall all miss you greatly, love George

Marty,We are very proud and blessed to call you Uncle!! We were so fortunate to see you throughout the years and we will cherish our time together always!! We will miss
you terribly but know that your at peace. We love you very much!

- The Marchetti Family