Born in Voiteg, Romania in 1939 to Josef and Maria Potenz, Maria spent her childhood in Klostermansfeld, German where she married Ramon T. Martinez, a soldier serving with the U.S. Army, and they had four sons and a daughter. The family lived in Europe, Central and South America, and finally settled in San Antonio, Texas. She remarried, in 1995, to Maurice Griffith.
Maria is preceded in death by her parents, her siblings Eva and Klaus, her husband Maurice Griffith and her sons Henry Martinez and Klaus Martinez. Maria is survived by her son Mario Martinez and his wife Izabela, her son Michael Martinez and his wife Barbie, her daughter Christina Grinie and her husband Henry, granddaughters Frankie Eiland, Kaitlyn Garcia and Cara Covic, grandson Zachary Martinez, and great granddaughters Baileigh James, Luna, and Ada Garcia.
Her celebration of life will be held on February 18, 2023 with the viewing to be held from 2:00 – 4:00 pm, and service from 4:00 – 5:00 pm at Colonial Funeral Home located at 625 Kitty Hawk Rd, Universal City, Tx. A private internment will be held at a later date for immediate family members.
Her family will miss her greatly.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.colonialuniversal.com for the Griffith family.
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