Payson, UT – Martin Lowell Dommer, 69, a geologist and marriage and family therapist in Payson, UT passed away on March 1, 2022 at his home in Payson after a lengthy battle with cancer.

He was born Nov. 11, 1952 in Tiffin, Ohio to Walter Lowell and Marilyn June (Osborne) Dommer, who preceded him in death. On June 24, 1978, he married Lisa Darlene Benton in the Provo Utah Temple. She preceded him in death on April 1, 2002.

Surviving are four sons: Paul Benton Dommer (Briana) of Queen Creek, AZ, Rex Benjamin Dommer of Colorado Springs, CO, Michael Joseph (Richae) of Oahu, HI, Matthew (Meagan) of South Jordan; nine grandchildren; a brother, Walter David (Diana) Dommer of Grand Rapids, OH; and eight sisters, Cynthia Moorhead of Findlay, OH, Sally (Wayne) Hardy of Taylor, AZ, Mary Parkins of Findlay, OH, Judith (Todd) Gibson of Las Vegas, NV, Nancy (Dan) Maynes of Payson, UT, Amy (Sterling) Johnson of Fitchburg, WI, Norma (Thomas) Gomm of Sandy, UT, and Anne (Joel) Harris of Payson, UT.

Martin had several careers in his lifetime. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree. He worked in the oil business for several years, including for Marathon Oil Company, Gulf Oil, and others. In the mid-1980s he moved his family to Parker and then Littleton, both in Colorado, where he established a successful home inspection business that continued until he moved to Utah in 2004.

In Utah, he worked at various jobs until he decided to go back to school for a second Master’s degree, this one in marriage and family therapy. He graduated with top grades from Argosy University in Salt Lake City and began the career that would mean the most to him and in which he worked for the rest of his life. He had always had a gift for the hard sciences, winning first place in science in a statewide academic competition in Ohio when he was in the ninth grade. But his career in the soft science of family therapy meant the most to him. Working with the guidance of the Lord, he lovingly blessed and helped to heal many wounded souls.

Martin also loved genealogy. He studied German in high school, which not only helped him on his mission in Brazil, part of which he served in the German-speaking city of Blumenau, but also helped as he later sought out his German ancestors and had the temple work performed for them. He found thousands of names, and he continued to do this research until near the end of his life.

He loved to work with his hands. He began painting houses while in high school, and he put himself through college by painting houses and apartments. He built a vacation cabin for his family in Leadville, CO., and he later built a large cabin on property he owned in Colorado’s high mesa, often driving there while he was being treated for his terminal illness. He also did nearly all his home and vehicle repairs.

He was a gifted musician, playing bass guitar, string bass (for which he was given a music scholarship to play in the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra), baritone and piano. He learned from his father how to repair musical instruments. He performed gigs with friends in a musical group during their years at Findlay (OH) High School, from which he graduated in 1971. He also wrote poetry and shared it with his family and friends.

Martin loved to garden and had huge vegetable gardens at his homes in Oklahoma, Colorado, and Utah.

He knew the scriptures so well that he could usually give you the reference if you gave him a few words of a verse. He had a remarkable memory and knew where each mile marker was located on the route to his cabin in Colorado.

Martin served in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout his life, wherever he was called. He volunteered as an ordinance worker in the Provo Temple for two years. He considered his therapy work a mission and used to say he had called himself on another mission in his 50s. He loved the Lord deeply, and he loved to serve Him by serving others. His sons and grandchildren brought him joy, and he was very proud of them. He will be loved and missed by all his family members until we are all reunited in heaven.

Martin’s request was that his body be cremated, and the ashes taken to his land in Colorado, where a private memorial service will be held. There will be no calling hours.