Leo E. Martin Sr., of Braintree Highlands and Orleans, Mass. died Thursday, April 15 surrounded by his family.  He was born in Boston on August 17, 1925.  Mr. Martin was a U.S. Army World War II veteran, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a demolition specialist with the 35th Combat Engineers. Two months later, he was one of the point men in the assault boat crossing of the Rhine River at Mainz, Germany.  He was awarded a Good Conduct Medal and Victory Medal.  Mr. Martin worked for the Boston Globe where he was a foreman in the mail room. He retired in 1986 and then worked for Martin Realty for many years as a real estate investor.

Mr. Martin leaves his wife of 60 years, Ann (Ternullo) Martin of Boston; his four children, Leo E. Martin Jr., and his wife, Patricia of Norwell, Suzanne Buiel and her husband, Larry of Duxbury, Michael Martin of Braintree and Linda Dyer and her husband Peter of Hanover;  seven grandchildren; and two great-children.   A funeral Mass was held on Tuesday, April 20 at the Church of St. Clare, Braintree Highlands. Memorial donations may be made to Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 43250-0301.