Martin R. Luepker

Martin ‘Marty’ Ralph Luepker, age 83, died surrounded by family on April 19th, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Sue, children Jill (Dan Magoc) and Marty; grandchildren, Danielle, Allison, Emily and Martin, and too many friends to note, having never met a stranger.

Aptly born on April Fool's Day, Marty was known for his kindness and wonderful sense of humor. A life-long South St. Louis resident, together with Sue he traveled the world from Rome to Hawaii.

When he was 20, Marty expanded his 100-year-old family sheet metal business into Luepker Heating and Cooling with his father, Marty Sr. In 1993, Marty and Sue bought the former Al Smith’s, a historic tavern in Dutchtown. Together they rehabbed the building and went to great lengths to furnish it with items found in other St. Louis landmarks to preserve pieces of rich St. Louis history. If you sat down across the bar from Marty during The Feasting Fox Restaurant’s 25 years, you’d quickly learn that he could share a story on any topic from local history to teaching an Oscar winning actor to drive.

Marty was well known among the various car clubs around St. Louis including the Model T Ford Club of Greater St. Louis, Horseless Carriage Club of Missouri, Inc., Classic Car Club of America, and the Moon Club. His connections to cars led him to sourcing vintage cars for several well-known movies.

SERVICE: Visitation will be Monday, April 25th, from 4-8pm at Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa Street, Saint Louis 63109. A Catholic Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 26th at 11am at the Shrine of St. Joseph, 1220 N 11th St., St. Louis. Marty will be laid to rest at Resurrection Cemetery.

If you met Marty once or knew him a lifetime, you know he always had a story. In lieu of flowers, please share a written memory of Marty with his family at the visitation or at the "Add a Memory" link below.