The following obituary was published in the Redmond, Oregon, newspaper:
"Willis Van Matre Buried Sunday
"Well-Known Resident
"Pioneer of Redmond
"Funeral services were held Sunday in Niswonger and Winslow chapel in Bend for Willis W. Van Matre, 85, who died Friday morning at the Cottage hospital there. Burial was in the Redmond cemetery.
"Van Matre had lived near Redmond for 28 years. He was born July 28, 1857, in Mineral Point, Iowa county, Wisconsin, and left there in the fall of 1879 for Central Nebraska, where he made his home until 1910. January 26, 1885, in Henderson, Nebraska, he married Miss Eudora Hunnell, who died September 20, 1899. Three sons were born to this union, Fred N., Dean W. and Elvin W. On May 16, 1901, he married her sister, Caroline, who survives him.
"From Nebraska, the Van Matres moved to Southwest Missouri and lived there until the fall of 1914, when they came to Oregon.
"They settled first in the Cloverdale community, farmed there for four years and then moved to Redmond, where they have lived since that time.
"All his life, Van Matre made his livelihood by farming. He was well known for his interest in registered Poland China hogs and as a cattle man.
"Wherever he made his home, he was prominent in community affairs. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen's lodge for over 50 years. For a long time, he was president of the Deschutes County Fair Board.
"He had been ill for over three years preceding his death.
"Rev. Devere L. Penhollow officiated at the funeral services, for which he also sang. Mrs. M.A. Cunning played.
"The six sons who survive were pallbearers. They are Dean W., Marion W. and Everett E. of Redmond, Fred N. of Bend, Elvin W. of Ontario and Carroll L. of Portland. Other survivors include the widow; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest M. Wilson of Redmond, Mrs. Robert Berni of Crescent and Mrs. John Farrell of La Crosse, Kansas; 16 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Charles Allen of Jaynesville, Wisconsin, and a brother, Morris, of Mineral Point, Wisconsin."
"Willis Van Matre Buried Sunday
"Well-Known Resident
"Pioneer of Redmond
"Funeral services were held Sunday in Niswonger and Winslow chapel in Bend for Willis W. Van Matre, 85, who died Friday morning at the Cottage hospital there. Burial was in the Redmond cemetery.
"Van Matre had lived near Redmond for 28 years. He was born July 28, 1857, in Mineral Point, Iowa county, Wisconsin, and left there in the fall of 1879 for Central Nebraska, where he made his home until 1910. January 26, 1885, in Henderson, Nebraska, he married Miss Eudora Hunnell, who died September 20, 1899. Three sons were born to this union, Fred N., Dean W. and Elvin W. On May 16, 1901, he married her sister, Caroline, who survives him.
"From Nebraska, the Van Matres moved to Southwest Missouri and lived there until the fall of 1914, when they came to Oregon.
"They settled first in the Cloverdale community, farmed there for four years and then moved to Redmond, where they have lived since that time.
"All his life, Van Matre made his livelihood by farming. He was well known for his interest in registered Poland China hogs and as a cattle man.
"Wherever he made his home, he was prominent in community affairs. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen's lodge for over 50 years. For a long time, he was president of the Deschutes County Fair Board.
"He had been ill for over three years preceding his death.
"Rev. Devere L. Penhollow officiated at the funeral services, for which he also sang. Mrs. M.A. Cunning played.
"The six sons who survive were pallbearers. They are Dean W., Marion W. and Everett E. of Redmond, Fred N. of Bend, Elvin W. of Ontario and Carroll L. of Portland. Other survivors include the widow; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest M. Wilson of Redmond, Mrs. Robert Berni of Crescent and Mrs. John Farrell of La Crosse, Kansas; 16 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Charles Allen of Jaynesville, Wisconsin, and a brother, Morris, of Mineral Point, Wisconsin."
The following obituary was published in the Redmond, Oregon, newspaper:
"Willis Van Matre Buried Sunday
"Well-Known Resident
"Pioneer of Redmond
"Funeral services were held Sunday in Niswonger and Winslow chapel in Bend for Willis W. Van Matre, 85, who died Friday morning at the Cottage hospital there. Burial was in the Redmond cemetery.
"Van Matre had lived near Redmond for 28 years. He was born July 28, 1857, in Mineral Point, Iowa county, Wisconsin, and left there in the fall of 1879 for Central Nebraska, where he made his home until 1910. January 26, 1885, in Henderson, Nebraska, he married Miss Eudora Hunnell, who died September 20, 1899. Three sons were born to this union, Fred N., Dean W. and Elvin W. On May 16, 1901, he married her sister, Caroline, who survives him.
"From Nebraska, the Van Matres moved to Southwest Missouri and lived there until the fall of 1914, when they came to Oregon.
"They settled first in the Cloverdale community, farmed there for four years and then moved to Redmond, where they have lived since that time.
"All his life, Van Matre made his livelihood by farming. He was well known for his interest in registered Poland China hogs and as a cattle man.
"Wherever he made his home, he was prominent in community affairs. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen's lodge for over 50 years. For a long time, he was president of the Deschutes County Fair Board.
"He had been ill for over three years preceding his death.
"Rev. Devere L. Penhollow officiated at the funeral services, for which he also sang. Mrs. M.A. Cunning played.
"The six sons who survive were pallbearers. They are Dean W., Marion W. and Everett E. of Redmond, Fred N. of Bend, Elvin W. of Ontario and Carroll L. of Portland. Other survivors include the widow; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest M. Wilson of Redmond, Mrs. Robert Berni of Crescent and Mrs. John Farrell of La Crosse, Kansas; 16 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Charles Allen of Jaynesville, Wisconsin, and a brother, Morris, of Mineral Point, Wisconsin."
"Willis Van Matre Buried Sunday
"Well-Known Resident
"Pioneer of Redmond
"Funeral services were held Sunday in Niswonger and Winslow chapel in Bend for Willis W. Van Matre, 85, who died Friday morning at the Cottage hospital there. Burial was in the Redmond cemetery.
"Van Matre had lived near Redmond for 28 years. He was born July 28, 1857, in Mineral Point, Iowa county, Wisconsin, and left there in the fall of 1879 for Central Nebraska, where he made his home until 1910. January 26, 1885, in Henderson, Nebraska, he married Miss Eudora Hunnell, who died September 20, 1899. Three sons were born to this union, Fred N., Dean W. and Elvin W. On May 16, 1901, he married her sister, Caroline, who survives him.
"From Nebraska, the Van Matres moved to Southwest Missouri and lived there until the fall of 1914, when they came to Oregon.
"They settled first in the Cloverdale community, farmed there for four years and then moved to Redmond, where they have lived since that time.
"All his life, Van Matre made his livelihood by farming. He was well known for his interest in registered Poland China hogs and as a cattle man.
"Wherever he made his home, he was prominent in community affairs. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen's lodge for over 50 years. For a long time, he was president of the Deschutes County Fair Board.
"He had been ill for over three years preceding his death.
"Rev. Devere L. Penhollow officiated at the funeral services, for which he also sang. Mrs. M.A. Cunning played.
"The six sons who survive were pallbearers. They are Dean W., Marion W. and Everett E. of Redmond, Fred N. of Bend, Elvin W. of Ontario and Carroll L. of Portland. Other survivors include the widow; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest M. Wilson of Redmond, Mrs. Robert Berni of Crescent and Mrs. John Farrell of La Crosse, Kansas; 16 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Charles Allen of Jaynesville, Wisconsin, and a brother, Morris, of Mineral Point, Wisconsin."
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