Israel Martin July 21, 1990 ~ December 11, 2022 (age 32)

The Rosary for Israel Martin will be recited at 9:00 AM, Fri., Dec. 16, 2022 at St. Helen Catholic Church.  The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:00 AM by Fr. Francisco Carbajal.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Bryan Vazquez, Jack Perez, Saul Martin, Alonzo Martin, Joaquin Pena and Toribio Martin serving as pallbearers.

Israel Martin was born July 21, 1990 in San Miguel El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico to the home of Antonina Cruz and Juan Martin and died very suddenly on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 in Portales, NM.  The family emigrated to the United States in 2003, and settled in Pamona, CA.  In 2009, he moved to Portales to find work.  In Dec. of 2009 he was married to Christian Pena.  For the past several years, Israel had worked at the Opportunity Dairy outside of Portales.  He loved going to the park or wherever his daughters wanted to go to play and have fun together.  He was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church.

He is survived by his wife, Christian Pena and their four daughters, Vanessa, Vianey, Aislyn and Alderzy Martin all of the family home; his parents, Juan and Antinina Martin of Pamona, CA; four brothers, Saul martin of Clovis and Alonzo, Juan and Joel Martin all of Pamona, CA; and two sisters, Hilda Perez and Lorena Vazquez both of Ontario, CA.

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