Edmund “Ed” Francis Martinez, 91, passed away November 25, 2025 surrounded by his children at Clara Barton Hospital, in Hoisington, Kansas. He was born in San Luis, Colorado to Frank and Jemma (Bellino) Martinez. He graduated from Marysville High School and Kansas State University. Ed married Patricia Lousie Cilek on May 29, 1955 in Hutchinson, Kansas. She passed away September 4, 1998.

Ed served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. After his service in the Army and graduation from Kansas State University he worked for the Food and Drug Administration in the Kansas City and St. Louis area. He found a career as an entomologist for the State of Kansas in 1963 until his retirement in 1998. Ed deeply loved the outdoors and found joy in hunting, fishing, hiking, scuba diving,

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