Gilberto Martinez

Gilberto Martinez, 33, of St. Louis , Missouri

Gilberto Martinez, 33, of St. Louis , Missouri , died from injuries sustained in an auto accident near Steamboat Rock, Iowa on Saturday, October 31, 2009. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 1:30 pm on Friday, November 6, 2009 at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora with Father Jim Miller of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Marshalltown officiating. Visitation will be held on November 5 ^th from 5 to 8 pm at the funeral home. Gilberto’s body will be returned to the place of his birth in Loreto, Zacatecas , Mexico for burial at a later date. To send messages of condolence or to view the complete obituary, please visit www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.

Gilberto was born April 17, 1976 in Loreto, Zacatecas , Mexico son of Juana Andrade-Cruz. He was raised and educated in Loreto, Zacatecas and attended the University of Autonoma in Mexico . He moved to St. Louis , Missouri when he was twenty and worked as an independent roofing and siding contractor. He was presently working in Eldora , Iowa repairing storm related damage.

Gilberto is survived by his mother, Juana of Mexico; brother, Luis Armando Andrade Cruz of St. Louis , Missouri ; and a sister, Maria Felix Andrade of Mexico .