Martino, Ina May 18, 1948 - October 24, 2022

Ina Belle (Tilley) Martino age 74 peacefully passed away on the evening of Oct 24, 2022 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was born on May 18, 1948 in Mountain Home, Ark to Geraldine and Lonnie Tilley. She went to Mt. Home High School but was shy a few credits of graduating so she stayed with family in Cotter Ark and graduated from Cotter High School. In 1968, she followed family to KC in her blue 1965 Chevy Impala. She met and married Ralph Crawford June of 1969 and they were married for nine years. They have 3 beautiful children together. Paula Crawford, Nicole Crawford, and Bryan Crawford. After the divorce Ina’s focus was on caring for and providing for her children. She was very relieved in 1980 to get a call from the Bendix plant for an interview, It was to be a cook for $8 an hour. Her prayers were answered. Ina, then later was promoted into the bake shop with better pay and also again later transferred out into the plant to work in the custodial department. Ina never missed a day. She knew how blessed she was to have a well paying job to care for her family. While working she met her second husband Alex Martino. They married in 1995. She loved his daughters Terry Kosinski and Michelle Goodnight as if they were her own . Ina leaves behind a beautiful blended family with 10 grand kids and 13 great grands. Ina was very strong in her faith, and truly loved her family. She enjoyed gardening , quilting, and even made quilts for her family. She loved cake decorating and made many a wedding cake for family and friends. She also enjoyed cooking, baking and was dedicated to sending greeting cards on every occasion to her friends and family. Ina is preceded in death by her husband Alex Martino (Sept 8, 2022) her parents Lonnie and Geraldine Tilley and her sister Marsha Berg. There will be a private burial at Lower Oakland Cemetery in Mt Home Ark.