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Martin Altbergs

March 10, 1948 — January 12, 2013

Martin Altbergs, 65, of North Windham, CT passed away on January 12, 2013 peacefully in his sleep. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 16th, at Harvest Light Christian Center, Rte. 203 at Rte. 6, North Windham, CT. Calling hours will be 12:00 to 2:00 with the service to follow promptly at 2:00. Marty as he was known to friends and family, was born in Esslingen, Germany on March 10, 1948, to Zelma and Jekabs Altbergs, who fled Latvia during the post-war chaos. He and his parents came to the United States in 1951, settling in Willimantic, CT. They all became citizens in 1963. Marty graduated from Windham High School. He worked as a ship fitter and a draftsman for Electric Boat in Groton, from which he retired in 2006. He enjoyed working around the house and yard and had a life-long passion for fishing. Marty is survived by his wife of 32 years, Joanne, two children, Jon M. Altbergs and his wife Deborah, Christopher Martin Altbergs and his wife Robin; stepchildren, Paul Obert and his wife Deborah and Judy Barbo and her husband Larry Barbo; grandchildren Evan, Connor, Chris and Melissa and 5 great grandchildren and nieces Ilze, Inta and Sarmita of Riga, Latvia. Contributions can be made to Harvest Light Christian Center, 586 North Windham Rd., N. Windham, CT. 06256. For an online memorial guestbook, please visit www.potterfuneralhome.com .
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