Martha Cate Berlin

Martha Cate Berlin, 96, died on October 6, 2016 in her home in Decatur, GA, following kidney failure.
She was born November 5, 1919 in Henry County, TN. She was one of 7 children of Thomas M. Cate and Alma Wimbish Cate and was raised on the family farm in Henry, TN during the Great Depression.
Despite her father's concern about the team's uniform of shorts, she played basketball on the Henry High School team, where she was known as a strong defender.
She met Staff Sargent Leon Jacob Berlin of Atlanta on Christmas 1945 after his return from World War II and operations in Europe. They were married August 9, 1947. She was greatly loved and given flowers almost every week of her life by her doting husband. They had three children and celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary this summer.
After graduating Tolers Business College she moved to Atlanta to take a job with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Later she took a job as a secretary for Frito-Lay until her retirement in 1985.
She is survived by her beloved husband Leon; sons: James and wife Connie Sexton Berlin of Norcross, GA; Michael, and his wife, Maria Bermudez Berlin of Murphy, NC; grandchildren, Jacqueline Berlin and husband Keith Santer of Atlanta; Brian Berlin and wife Mandi Mahaffee Berlin of Viera, FL; Chris Berlin of Norcross, GA; Stephanie Berlin Viscarra and husband Freddie Viscarra of Suwanee, GA; Michael A. Berlin and wife Beth Malivuk Berlin of Woodbridge, VA; 6 great-granddaughters; sisters Faye Jones and Sara Scott, both of Paris, TN; and numerous nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by her daughter, Kathryn Lisa, who died at age 11 of cystic fibrosis.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of A.S. Turner and Sons. The family will receive friends on Saturday evening from 5-8 pm and on Sunday from 1-2 pm at A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory, Decatur.



Funeral Home:
A. S. Turner & Sons
2773 North Decatur Road
Decatur, GA
30033