Margaret Brands Martin, 94, of Nokomis, Fla., formerly of Princeton Commons in Brick, N.J., and Bay Head, N.J., passed away Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at her home. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, from 8:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the O'Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Hwy 35 at New Bedford Road, Wall, N.J., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mark's R.C. Church, 215 Crescent Parkway, Sea Girt, N.J. 08750. Burial will be in St. Catharine's Cemetery, Sea Girt. For further information, or to forward condolences, to the family please visit www.obrienfuneralhome.com. Margaret was born in Jersey City, N.J., and had resided in Elizabeth, N.J., before moving to Bay Head. She wintered in Nokomis, Fla., until moving there full-time in 1990. She maintained a summer residence in Princeton Commons, Brick. Margaret, along with her late husband, was a former member of the Elmora Country Club, Elizabeth, and the Mission Valley Country Club, Venice, Fla. Margaret was predeceased by her husband, Lester C. Martin, in April 1993, whom she had married in 1941; her parents, Charles and Jewel Cahill Brands Sr., and her brothers, Charles Brands Jr., Arthur Brands, and Kenneth Brands, and her sister, Gwendolyn B. Serbe. She is survived by her many nieces and nephews and their children. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Macular Degeneration Foundation, P.O. Box 531313, Henderson, Nev. 89053.