Kenneth Z Martin

Mahlon Z. Martin 13 and Kenneth Z. Martin 12, Rochester, Indiana, sons of Amzie R. and Edna (Zimmerman) Martin, passed away on Sunday afternoon July 16, 2017 in Marshall County, Indiana. Mahlon was born on April 22, 2004 in Elkhart, Indiana and Kenneth was born on May 31, 2005 in Elkhart, Indiana. Mahlon had just finished the seventh grade and Kenneth had completed the fifth grade. Survivors include their parents, Amzie R. and Edna Martin, Rochester, Indiana, siblings, Matthias Martin, Harland Martin, Louetta Martin, Susanna Martin, Lavern Martin and Dorcas Martin, all of Rochester, Indiana, grandparents, Amos and Naomi Zimmerman, Goshen, Indiana, Lloyd and Mary Martin, Goshen, Indiana, great grandparents, Wilma Zimmerman, Rochester, Indiana, and Christian and Lydia Weaver, Goshen, Indiana. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 A.M. Thursday July 20, 2017 at the Richland Center Old Order Mennonite Church. Burial will be in Richland Center Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 1-4 P.M. and 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at the home, 7640 N. 150 West, Rochester, Indiana. Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home - July 18, 2017 ****************************************************** ARGOS, Ind. (WNDU) Police have identified the victims of Sunday's double drowning in Marshall County. Brothers 13-year-old Mahlon Martin and 12-year-old Kenneth Martin were among a group of juveniles playing in or near the Redinger Ditch at 20th and Gumwood in Argos. According to authorities, one brother began to struggle in the water and those present formed a human chain in an attempt to rescue him. The second brother fell victim to the water as part of that chain.