We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Joseph Alexander “Joe” Martell (Ret'd) at his home in Gloucester ON, at age 74 on 26 April 2023, after fighting his final battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Joe - "just a regular Joe," as he would say - enlisted in the Canadian Forces in 1967 and started his military career with the Royal Canadian Engineers as a Field Engineer. During his first posting with 1 Field Squadron in Petawawa, ON, he re-mustered to Topographic Surveyor and joined Mapping and Charting establishment in Ottawa. Joe served with the unit until 1975, when he retired from the Canadian Forces. He joined Revenue Canada for his second career and then finished with Canada Post.
A Graveside Service with Military Honours will be held at the National Military Cemetery of Canada in Beechwood Cemetery on Saturday, 6 May 2023, at 10:00 am. For those who wish to honour Joe’s life, in lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the ALS Society of Canada. Online condolences can be sent to the Beechwood Cemetery.
