Publication
Date: October 09, 1992
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
C11
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
MORTON -- Fern F. Matarelli, 83, of 239 Crestwood died at 6:20 p.m.
Wednesday,
Oct. 7, 1992, at Hallmark House in Pekin where she was admitted Sept. 24.
Born
Jan. 3, 1909, in Kingston Mines to Frank and Rhoda Reeves Freeland, she married
Ernest
Matarelli
on July 28, 1934, in Peoria. He died Jan. 17, 1988, in Port Richey, Fla. She
also was
preceded
in death by one brother and three sisters.
Surviving
are one brother, Charles Grewey of Pekin; and several nieces and nephews.
She
attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Morton.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Resurrection Mausoleum Chapel in Peoria with
entombment
following the services. The Rev. Scott Archer will officiate. There will be no
visitation.
Wright & Salmon Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: October 14, 1993
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
C8
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
DUNLAP -- Kathryn W. Armstrong, 85, of 12008 Devinwood died at 7:30 a.m.
Wednesday,
Oct. 13, 1993, at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria.
Born
Dec. 9, 1907, in Decatur to Roy and Olive Browning Wright, she married James H.
Carnahan
on June 4, 1935. She later married Harold W. Armstrong in 1969. He died May 9,
1980.
One brother preceded her in death.
Surviving
are one daughter, Mary Kay Matarelli of Dunlap; one son, James Carnahan of
Bristol,
Wis.;
five grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She
was a teacher for Unit 5 School District in Normal for 32 years. She was a
member of the
Illinois
Retired Teachers Association and Delta Kappa Gamma sorority.
She
was a member of Central Christian Church in Decatur.
Graveside
services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Visitation
will be
from
6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Stubblefield Funeral Home in Normal.
Memorials
may be made to the American Heart Association.
Publication
Date: June 28, 1993
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
C7
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Lucienne "Peg" Matarelli, 86, of 1020 W. Hanssler Place died at 10:40
a.m.
Saturday,
June 26, 1993, at Saint Francis Medical Center.
Born
June 27, 1906, in Billy- Montigny, France, to Theo phile and Helena Busiere, she
married
Joseph
Matarelli on July 28, 1925, in Riverton. He survives.
Also
surviving are two daughters, Betty Peters of Peoria and Nancy Preston of
Sarasota, Fla.;
one
sister, Lucy Elder of Terre Haute, Ind.; one brother, Maurice Busiere of Terre
Haute; seven
grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren. Four sisters and two brothers preceded her in
death.
She
was a member of St. Philomena Catholic Church.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Resurrection Mausoleum Chapel. The Rev. Stephen
Barch
will officiate. There will be no visitation. Entombment will be in Resurrection
Mausoleum.
Wright
& Salmon Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials
may be made to Guardian Angel Home.
Publication
Date: January 23, 1993
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
A11
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
WASHINGTON -- Anthony H. Kelch, 67, of 100 W. Lancaster died at 10:05 a.m.
Friday,
Jan. 22, 1993, at Proctor Hospital in Peoria.
Born
June 13, 1925, in Peoria to George A. and Anna Gibson Kelch, he married Louise
Zimmerman
on June 26, 1948, in Peoria. She survives.
Also
surviving are one son, William Anthony of Peoria; two daughters, Rebecca Royalty
of
Washington
and Mrs. Larry (Nancy) Bremer of Peoria; one brother, Ardy of Bartonville; three
sisters,
Mrs. Fred (Bernadine) Fisher, Theresa Joseph and Mrs. Don (Joan) Matarelli, all
of
Peoria;
and four grandchildren. Two brothers, one sister and two grandchildren preceded
him in
death.
He
was a union pressman for 40 years, retiring in 1981.
A
World War II Navy veteran, he was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2078
and a
life
member of Disabled American Veterans.
He
was a member of St. Monica's Catholic Church in East Peoria.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Remmert Funeral Home in East Peoria, where
visitation
will
be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Fondulac Cemetery in East Peoria,
where
military
rites will be accorded by the VFW.
Memorials
may be made to VFW Post 2078.
Publication
Date: June 22, 1995
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
D5
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
PEORIA -- Julius A. Matarelli, 81, of 318 Woodlawn Place died at 5 a.m.
Wednesday,
June 21, 1995, at Bel-Wood Nursing Home.
Born
April 19, 1914, in Toluca to Adam and Giovanna Bartolomucci Matarelli, he
married
Josephine
M. Lavin on Nov. 26, 1936, in Denver. She died June 16, 1964, in Kankakee. He
married
Bettie Jane Shaffer on Oct. 3, 1970, in Peoria Heights. She survives.
Also
surviving are four sons, Michael of Dunlap, John of Peoria, Phillip of Lockport
and Gregory
of
Rochester; one daughter, Mrs. John (Mary Kay) Frickson of Bella Vista, Ark.; one
stepdaughter,
Mrs. William (Carol) Reed of Ventura, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren;
two stepgrandchildren; three brothers, John and Guy, both of Peoria, and
Robert
of Toluca; and four sisters, Elvira Ciccarelli, Anita Matarelli, Gilda Matarelli
and Sylvia
Frank,
all of Peoria.
He
worked for Connor Co. for 32 years and then worked for Pioneer Park Plumbing
Supply.
He
later was a partner in F.E. Neylon Co. Mechanical Contracting, retiring in 1979.
A
World War II Navy veteran, he served on the destroyer Wrenn and also was
stationed in
Aleutian
Abok, Alaska, for eight months. He was with the Third Fleet until he was
discharged.
He
was a member of the American Legion.
A
resident of Clermont, Fla., for 12 years, he returned to Peoria in September
1994. He was a
member
of the Lions Club and was a Third Degree Knights of Columbus Spalding Council
427.
He
was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church in Dunlap, where services will be at 1
p.m.
Saturday.
Monsignor Charles J. Beebe will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday at
Wright
& Salmon Mortuary, with recitation of the rosary at 7:30 p.m. Visitation
also will be 30
minutes
before services at the church on Saturday. Burial will be in Resurrection
Cemetery in
Peoria.
Memorials
may be made to the American Heart Association or the Alzheimer's Association of
Central
Illinois.
Publication
Date: April 15, 1995
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
D8
Subjects:
LUD
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
CREVE COEUR -- Services for Joseph R. Matarelli II, 25, of 328 Velde St., who
was
pronounced dead at 2 a.m. Friday, April 14, 1995, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at
St.
Monica's
Catholic Church in East Peoria. The Rev. Kenneth Marchulones will officiate.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Remmert Funeral Home in East Peoria. Burial
will
be
in Fondulac Cemetery in East Peoria.
Preliminary
results of an autopsy indicated he died from suffocation due to smoke inhalation
during
a fire at his home, the coroner said.
He
was born Nov. 10, 1969, in Peoria to Joseph R. and Corlyn Rockey Matarelli.
Surviving
are his mother and stepfather, Corlyn and Timothy Gavin of East Peoria; his
father of
Florida;
three sisters, Mrs. Bryan (Angella M.) White and Talacia L. Gavin, both of
Peoria, and
Amanda
R. Gavin of East Peoria; one niece; and grandmothers, Dorothy Rockey of East
Peoria
and
Wilma Matarelli of Sunrise, Fla.
His
grandfathers and one grandmother preceded him in death.
He
graduated from Washington Community High School in 1987. Since 1989, he had
worked at
Archer
Daniels Midland Co. He was of the Catholic faith.
Memorials
may be made to Children's Hospital of Illinois at Saint Francis Medical Center
in
Peoria
or to TAPS.
Publication
Date: January 21, 1997
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
D7
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
PEORIA -- Donald E. Matarelli Sr., 84, of 2509 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
died
at 9:06 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, 1997, at Methodist Medical Center.
Born
Feb. 17, 1912, in Toluca to Luca and Teresa Antonacci Matarelli, he married Joan
P.
Kelch
on Nov. 3, 1951, in Peoria. She survives.
Also
surviving are two daughters, Donetta L. Jenn of Peoria and Sharon L. Ward of St.
Louis;
one
son, Donald E. Jr., at home; two grandchildren; three brothers, Silvio and Luke,
both of
Peoria,
and Frank of San Francisco; and two sisters, Jenny Kaufman and Irma Barden, both
of
Peoria.
He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
A
Caterpillar Inc. employee for 35 years, he retired as a tool and die maker in
1974.
He
was a member of St. Mark's Catholic Church, where services will be at 11 a.m.
Wednesday.
The
Rev. Robert G. Schladen will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight
at Wright &
Salmon
Mortuary, with recitation of the rosary at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in St.
Mary's Cemetery
in
West Peoria.
Memorials
may be made to the Methodist Medical Center Foundation
Publication
Date: August 02, 1996
Source:
Sun-Sentinel Ft. Lauderdale
Page:
6B
Subjects:
BIO DEATH OBITUARY
Region:
Florida
Obituary:
BROWARD COUNTY
MATARELLI
- Wilma M., 83, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, widow of the late Joseph M. Matarelli,
died
Friday evening, July 26, 1996 at home. Born November 26, 1912 in Peoria, IL a
daughter
of
Joseph L. and Florence Klein Voigt. Graduated from Manual High School class of
1931.
Married
June 17, 1934 in Peoria, where she spent her married life before moving to
Florida in
1974.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, F. Joline and Ralph C. Zeltman; a
son,
Joseph
R. Matarelli; a daughter, Teresa A. Matarelli of Ft. Lauderdale with whom she
made her
home;
and a granddaughter, Angella (Bryan) White of Peoria. A grandson, Joseph
Matarelli II,
predeceased
her in 1995. Private funeral services and burial will be at the convenience of
the
family.