Martin Abzug

Martin Abzug, (died in 1986) "a stockbroker and the husband of former Representative Bella Abzug, died of a heart attack yesterday morning at their home in Manhattan. He was 69 years old.

"Mr. Abzug, who had had coronary problems for almost a decade, was found dead about 9 A.M. Mrs. Abzug, who is running for the Democratic nomination to Congress from Westchester County, was notified immediately at her office in White Plains, according to a family spokesman.

"Mr. Abzug, who had written two novels as a young man, had just completed a new one at the time of his death, according to the family. Its theme was the lifetime search of a man for his Nazi persecutor. His earlier novels were Spearhead, published in 1946, about the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, and Seventh Avenue Story, published in 1947.

"A native New Yorker whose family was in the garment business, Mr. Abzug left his studies at the City College of New York in 1934 to work in the family's business. 'Key Is Maturity'

"He remained in the garment business until 1960, when, after a period of writing freelance articles on economic matters, he became a stockbroker. At the time of his death, he was with the brokerage firm of Philips Appel & Walden Inc.

"Mr. Abzug married the former Bella Savitzky in 1944. After her election to Congress from Manhattan in 1970, Mr. Abzug was frequently asked what it was like to be married to such a flamboyant public personality. To one such questioner, he replied, The key is maturity.

"He is also survived by two daughters, Liz, a vice president of the New York State Urban Development Corporation, and Eve, a special assistant in the office of City Council President Andrew J. Stein, and a brother, Malcolm, of Pacific Palisades, Calif."