Harry Clair Martz passed away at his residence on August 04, 2021.  Harry was born in Brookville, Pennsylvania on August 14th 1943, the only child of Harry and Lillian Martz. His family moved to Butte, MT shortly after. Harry loved Butte, he has lived in other places, but Butte is and will always be home.

Harry grew up playing Football and wrenching on anything he could. He was on the 1960 Butte High State Championship team and was inducted into the Butte Hall of Fame. The Martz Family all raced stockcars and were fiercely competitive. Harry met his future wife, Judy Morstein while attending Butte High. Harry never dreamed he would ever end up with Judy after she wrecked his beloved stock car in a charity race. She took all the paint off both sides and didn't even win.

Harry and Judy were married in 1965 and were together 52 wonderful years. Immediately after the nuptials Harry was called to serve his country during the Vietnam War. With his mechanical expertise he was stationed with an M60 Battalion in Germany. Harry was a proud veteran as was his father before him. He always told us "The army made him a better man."

After returning from the Army, Harry and Judy moved to California and Harry was miserable with all the traffic and people everywhere. They moved back to Butte and never left. Even when he was very sick, he wanted to stay at home in Butte. He always called it "God's Country" …even when it was snowing sideways and 20 below.

He had numerous jobs, ranging from the Berkeley Pit to a small gas station owner. In 1971 Harry and Judy purchased a garbage business. They owned and operated Martz Disposal for 37 years. He loved being his own boss and worked extremely hard making it a successful business. He was up at 4:30 every day and worked until dark most nights in the beginning. Sometimes he worked around the clock to get a truck running so he could go back to work.

He and Judy had two children Justin, born in 1969 and Stacey born in 1973. He was extremely proud of both of his children and never missed anything Justin and Stacey participated in, even practice. Harry was an adoptive father to their friends. He always got a kick out of kids and loved to watch them succeed in sports and life. He wrenched on every motorbike, bicycle, and race car Justin had. He would work all day then jump in the motorhome to drive to the races. I always knew where he was at my basketball/volleyball games. He was always there, on and off the court.

The pride he felt with his kids may have been passed up by how much he loved his grandkids. He would sit for hours and play dolls, tea parties, blocks and more mock weddings than he could count. He showed up at football games and volleyball games even when he was having a tough time moving around.

He knew every Elvis song, loved westerns and watching football with Stacey. They would argue over Aaron Rodgers every weekend. His hobbies were bowling, watching NASCAR, riding motorbikes, 4 wheelers, hanging out with his family or going to Butte High Sporting events. As a proud Silver B, then Golden B, he was always seen at Butte High Football games or wrestling matches. Until his balance got too bad to go out, he went to Saturday breakfast with his buddies, Lee, Haley and Hoot. He missed that when he couldn't go anymore. Harry and Judy loved to jitterbug & waltz. They would take over the dance floor at some point, getting the crowd going. They were beautiful together, and so much fun to watch.

Our family would like to acknowledge Carol Rooney (Harry's sister-in-law), Bud Royce, Jim Martz and Louis Pesanti for all the time, support and laughs when Harry's ALS progressed.

He is survived by his son Justin; daughter Stacey, Son-in-Law Abe and their two children Remy and Rogan. A small family ceremony will be held in Harry's Memory on a later date.

Dad, we will miss you so much. You were the always the strongest guy in the room, yet the gentlest, the quietest, and the life of the party. You were so wise but didn't push your advice or opinions on us. You were our best friend and hero. Until we see you again, thanks for making our lives the best they could be.