Siegel, Martin
Martin Siegel, 84 , died 02/03/09 in Forest Manor Nursing Home, Frelinghuysen Township, NJ. Martin lived in Snowbird Acres Farm, Schooleys Mtn. Road, previously he lived in Hackettstown, NJ and was born in Irvington, NJ on 06/23/24.
Husband/Wife of: Victoria "Vikki" (Karcher) Siegel
Son/Daughter of: late Herman and Esther (Schreiber) Siegel
Survived By: Wife-Vikki (Karcher) Siegel at home
1 Son-Bradford Siegel, Portland, Maine
2 Daughters-Stephanie Siegel, Long Valley, NJ; Victoria and her husband John Dragos, Long Valley, NJ
7 Grandchildren-Lauren, Jenna, Gregory, Marty, Skylar, Noah and Zachery
Occupation: During WW II Marty was an aeronautical engineer for Republic Aircraft designing elements of the Sikorsky helicopter as well as jet ejector seats. After the war, Marty started a company called Arde which developed aircraft design. Marty then moved into home construction building one-family homes in Roselle, NJ. Several years later, he began working with Harold Abramson and managed the construction of garden apartment. Marty's innovative design included the Gateway Apartments which featured the look of a different nationality in each court. Marty continued his construction career of garden apartments with LynPro. Later, he joined Prime Hotels building several hotels in the area including the Sheraton in Mt. Arlington. Marty then joined Michael Mintz and built the Morristown Memorial Hospital housing extensions for staff there.
Veteran Info: N/A
Additional Information: He was Vice President of Snowbird Acres Farm. He moved to Snowbird Acres Farm in 1978 coming from West Orange, NJ; Marty served on the Washington Township Planning Board for 6 years in the late 1980's; he was also Chairman of all Horse Shows.
Visitation: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 3:00 - 4:00 PM at the Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Services: 4:00 PM following the visitation- Cochran Funeral Home
In Lieu of Flowers: Memorials in memory of Herman Siegel to the D.A.V., PO 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250
Interment: Private