PHILIP “ZUP” MATTES
Philip “Zup” J. Mattes, 86, of 1021 Kretsch court, Kiel, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998 at Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where he resided the past two weeks.
He was born May 8, 1911 in Collins, the son of the late Herman and Minnie Duecker Mattes. He moved to Kiel at a young age. He was a Kiel High School graduate. On April 20, 1940 he married Roma Umsonst in Kiel. He worked at the Kiel Foundry for many years until 1960, when he became custodian at Kiel High School, retiring in 1976. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Kiel, a volunteer fireman for over 50 years and a substitute police officer for several years. He enjoyed golfing, riding his bicycle, playing cards, reading, cutting and sewing quilts, visiting his children in Nebraska and Alaska.
Survivors include his wife, Roma; his children, Fred (Carol) Mattes of Hastings, Nebraska, and Kathleen (Clifford) Heuss of Kenai, Alaska; three grandchildren; one great granddaughter, Special friends and caregivers, Anne and John Brocker; a brother-in-law, William, and sister-in-law Anna Herzog. He was preceded in death by a twin brother, Henry “Hank” and brothers, Lester and Woodrow and a sister, Lil Meiselwitz.
Funeral services were held at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home in Kiel. The Rev. Marcia Thomas officiated the ceremony.
Kiel Record – January 29, 1998
Philip “Zup” J. Mattes, 86, of 1021 Kretsch court, Kiel, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998 at Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where he resided the past two weeks.
He was born May 8, 1911 in Collins, the son of the late Herman and Minnie Duecker Mattes. He moved to Kiel at a young age. He was a Kiel High School graduate. On April 20, 1940 he married Roma Umsonst in Kiel. He worked at the Kiel Foundry for many years until 1960, when he became custodian at Kiel High School, retiring in 1976. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Kiel, a volunteer fireman for over 50 years and a substitute police officer for several years. He enjoyed golfing, riding his bicycle, playing cards, reading, cutting and sewing quilts, visiting his children in Nebraska and Alaska.
Survivors include his wife, Roma; his children, Fred (Carol) Mattes of Hastings, Nebraska, and Kathleen (Clifford) Heuss of Kenai, Alaska; three grandchildren; one great granddaughter, Special friends and caregivers, Anne and John Brocker; a brother-in-law, William, and sister-in-law Anna Herzog. He was preceded in death by a twin brother, Henry “Hank” and brothers, Lester and Woodrow and a sister, Lil Meiselwitz.
Funeral services were held at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home in Kiel. The Rev. Marcia Thomas officiated the ceremony.
Kiel Record – January 29, 1998
PHILIP “ZUP” MATTES
Philip “Zup” J. Mattes, 86, of 1021 Kretsch court, Kiel, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998 at Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where he resided the past two weeks.
He was born May 8, 1911 in Collins, the son of the late Herman and Minnie Duecker Mattes. He moved to Kiel at a young age. He was a Kiel High School graduate. On April 20, 1940 he married Roma Umsonst in Kiel. He worked at the Kiel Foundry for many years until 1960, when he became custodian at Kiel High School, retiring in 1976. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Kiel, a volunteer fireman for over 50 years and a substitute police officer for several years. He enjoyed golfing, riding his bicycle, playing cards, reading, cutting and sewing quilts, visiting his children in Nebraska and Alaska.
Survivors include his wife, Roma; his children, Fred (Carol) Mattes of Hastings, Nebraska, and Kathleen (Clifford) Heuss of Kenai, Alaska; three grandchildren; one great granddaughter, Special friends and caregivers, Anne and John Brocker; a brother-in-law, William, and sister-in-law Anna Herzog. He was preceded in death by a twin brother, Henry “Hank” and brothers, Lester and Woodrow and a sister, Lil Meiselwitz.
Funeral services were held at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home in Kiel. The Rev. Marcia Thomas officiated the ceremony.
Kiel Record – January 29, 1998
Philip “Zup” J. Mattes, 86, of 1021 Kretsch court, Kiel, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998 at Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where he resided the past two weeks.
He was born May 8, 1911 in Collins, the son of the late Herman and Minnie Duecker Mattes. He moved to Kiel at a young age. He was a Kiel High School graduate. On April 20, 1940 he married Roma Umsonst in Kiel. He worked at the Kiel Foundry for many years until 1960, when he became custodian at Kiel High School, retiring in 1976. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Kiel, a volunteer fireman for over 50 years and a substitute police officer for several years. He enjoyed golfing, riding his bicycle, playing cards, reading, cutting and sewing quilts, visiting his children in Nebraska and Alaska.
Survivors include his wife, Roma; his children, Fred (Carol) Mattes of Hastings, Nebraska, and Kathleen (Clifford) Heuss of Kenai, Alaska; three grandchildren; one great granddaughter, Special friends and caregivers, Anne and John Brocker; a brother-in-law, William, and sister-in-law Anna Herzog. He was preceded in death by a twin brother, Henry “Hank” and brothers, Lester and Woodrow and a sister, Lil Meiselwitz.
Funeral services were held at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home in Kiel. The Rev. Marcia Thomas officiated the ceremony.
Kiel Record – January 29, 1998
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