Nadine Mae Martin

Nadine Mae (Chalfant) Martin, 77, of Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Funeral services will be Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Benedict Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating. Burial will follow in Alderson Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Saturday morning from 9:15 a.m. until time of the service at the church. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Hospital or St. Benedict Catholic School and may be left in care of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with whom care has been entrusted.

Nadine was born on November 14, 1943 in Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of Benjamin M. and Dollie Mae (Garrison) Chalfant. She attended Atchison Public Schools.

She and Ray Martin were married in July of 1961 and later divorced.

Nadine began her employment at Dyer's Fried Chicken, she was a manager at John's Drive-In, she drove a school bus for USD 409, and then was a supervisor at Golden Star for over twenty years until her retirement. After retiring she began working at Sacred Heart Variety Store and this was the job of her dreams; this job made her so happy!

She enjoyed drag racing-she often won and playing softball in her youth and in later years bingo, reading, listening to Reba, traveling, attending grandchildren's sporting events, watching the Food Network and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Survivors include her children, Rebecca Martin, Las Vegas, NV; Tracy (Brian) Kane, Atchison, KS; Rhonda (Scott) Yarbrough, Marshfield, MO; Jennifer (Todd) DuLac, Atchison, KS; Phil (Chavon) Martin, Atchison, KS; two brothers, Rev. William (Connie) Chalfant, Easton, KS; Richard (Marsha) Chalfant, Atchison, KS; a sister, Norine Wilderson, Atchison, KS; seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Robert Chalfant and a brother-in-law, Chris Wilderson.