Martin R. Abraham

70, survived by loving wife Margot; son Uwe (Kim) Abraham; daughter Sandy (Randy) Uecker; grandchildren Steven Abraham, Riley and Reese Uecker; sister Renate (Karl-Heinz) Kley. Memorial service Wednesday 10 A.M. at Newcomer East Metro Chapel 190 Potomac Street, Aurora, CO 80011. Donations can be made to Hospice of Metro Denver 501 S. Cherry St. #700 Denver, CO 80246 www.hmd.org or phone Lisa Stanton at 303-398-6218.

Martin Abraham was born on May 20, 1935 in Diveno, East Germany. In 1945 he and his parents immigrated to West Germany in the town of Aschen. In 1950 he began his apprenticeship as a plumber. And completed it in three and half years. He was married to Margot Domsalla on Nov. 26, 1955. His son Uwe was born in 1956. He and his wife's family immigrated to Denver in 1957. He lived with their in-laws two brothers Heinz and Werner Domsalla and their families. He lived there until 1960 when they got their first home on Olive St. in the Park Hill. They then moved from there to a rented house in the Hoffman Heights area for 2 years. Until they moved to their present house in which they have lived there for over 36 years. His first job in the United States was a baker. Because Marty and his family did not know any English he took a job where that would not be a problem. He was able to learn the Language by listening to the T.V. and reading the newspaper. His daughter Sandy also was born in 1965. He liked to go bowling and through the league there. He met Eddie and Leonard Gordon where they offered Marty a job as a sheet metal worker for the Gordon Neon Sign, Company. Where he worked for 36 years. He loved the challenges of his job. And was eager to show his handiwork in signs that were all over this town and as the company grew so did the area where Marty's craftsmanship was seen in many western and Midwestern states before he retired in 1997. He was diagnosed in 1991 with prostate cancer. During his life Marty liked to fish and visit with his friends, play cards, and travel. He became a proud grandparent in 1983 with his first of the three grandsons. He had the ability to make friends quickly and loved to talk. He also loved to help his neighbors with all their home improvements projects. And on his block he was considered the neighborhood welcoming committee. He always had great outlook on life, he would love to sing and whistle in the morning showers and at work. He also loved to play practical jokes on people such as throwing rubber snakes at Margot because they frightened her. He also went all the way to South Dakota to help his daughter with plumbing problems in her new home. He also loved to shop and would go to other end of town, for a bargain. He loved going to the flea market and would be getting the best of the deals, where he would drive down the seller to the point that Margot would try to walk away, but Marty persisted till he got the deal. He was always calling himself "the poor immigrant". And when he would call or visit someone's house and say "Is this where the rich people's live?" He loved kids and would love to spoil his grandchildren. He loved animals and to watch and feed birds. He loved to feed the neighbor's dogs. He loved to listen to the falling rain and loved to watch the thunderstorms.