Corinne Martin

Corinne Kay Martin age 43 of Fredericksburg, Iowa died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at her home. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at the Hillcrest Baptist and Brethren Church in Fredericksburg with Chaplain Dave Byrd of Iowa Hospice, presiding. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg with Joel Martin, Ben Benter, Brayden Sanderson, Nick Rieck, Tristin Rempel, Andrew Martin and Todd Kelley serving as pallbearers. Friends may greet the family 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in Fredericksburg. Visitation continues an hour prior to the funeral at the church on Wednesday. Corinne Kay Martin was born September 30, 1969, in New Hampton, Iowa, the daughter of Richard and Sharon (Grummitt) Martin. As a young girl she enjoyed tap dancing and was a Bible school helper. She received her education in Fredericksburg and was a 1988 graduate of the Fredericksburg High School. After High School Corinne worked as a CNA in a nursing home. On October 19, 1991, at the Hillcrest Baptist and Brethren Church, she married Joe Doubek. To this union a son, Jordon was born. The couple divorced many years later. In 1994, Cori, as she was know to her friends, became a student at North East Iowa Community College in Calmar. She received her Associate of Art Degree (AA) in 1996 and was on the Dean’s list both years. From there she transferred to Upper Iowa University in Fayette, where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology, graduating with honors as Summa Cum Laude. Cori was hired by Cedar Valley Friends of the Family, a non-profit organization, to be the Chickasaw County Crises Services Coordinator. An office was opened in New Hampton where Cori provided victim advocacy and counseling Services for the first time in Chickasaw County, to victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault and the homeless. In 2000, Cori left Cedar Valley Friends of The Family and was hired by the Floyd, Mitchell and Chickasaw Empowerment Board to work in Chickasaw County for Child Care Resource and Referral. Cori provided training and guidance to daycare providers. She helped them become licensed through the State’s Department of Human Services (DHS). Part of this work included ensuring that licensed daycares kept in compliance with State regulations. Cori’s work ethic, creativeness and friendly nature made her very well liked and appreciated by her employers, co-workers, daycare providers and other agencies. She later left this employment due to health issues. In her free time Cori loved crafting, quilting, researching on the computer, reading and singing along with the radio while driving her car. Cori was a person you would love to have as your friend. She loved her family and friends, especially loved being Jordan’s mom. She was very proud of her son. Cori was a loving, kind and generous person. She had a wonderful sense of humor and could always make you laugh. She was loved by many and will truly be missed. Survivors include her son, Jordan Doubek of Calmar; her parents, Sharon and David Isenhower of Fredericksburg; three brothers, Dennis Martin, William (Bill) Martin, John (Katy) Isenhower, all of Fredericksburg; one sister, Connie (Keith) Benter of Fredericksburg; grandparents, Iva Jean and Wesley Isenhower of Fredericksburg; special friends, Lanny Ludden and Richard Kindler, both of Fredericksburg; 8 nieces and nephews; 8 great-nieces and nephews: many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her biological father, Richard W. Martin; grandparents, Dorothy Griesert, Mike Griesert, Milton Grummitt, Emma and Joseph Martin