Pottstown - Mrs. Laura Matz, 89, of 212 Henry St., this borough, widow of William A. Matz, died yesterday in the Pottstown Medical Center, East, where she had been a patient for one week.
Born in Reading, a daughter of the late Samuel [Charles] and Gertrude Machnich [Mechnich] Dauth, she was a member of St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church here.
Surviving are four sons, Charles J. and George C., both of Gilbertsville, William F., of Boyertown R.D. 1, and John R., of Philadelphia; six daughter, Gertrude, wife of James Resch, Reading; Louisa, wife of Charles Frederick, Pottstown; Florence, wife of Howard Miller, Shillington; Catherine, wife of Ellsworth Albright, Stonersville; Agnes, wife of Warren Hilbert, Warminster; and Laura Matz, Alexandria, Va; 25 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from the Wilson Funeral Home here, followed by a Solemn High Requiem Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Aloysius Church. Burial will be made in Charles Evans Cemetery.
Pottstown - Mrs. Laura Matz, 89, of 212 Henry St., this borough, widow of William A. Matz, died yesterday in the Pottstown Medical Center, East, where she had been a patient for one week.
Born in Reading, a daughter of the late Samuel [Charles] and Gertrude Machnich [Mechnich] Dauth, she was a member of St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church here.
Surviving are four sons, Charles J. and George C., both of Gilbertsville, William F., of Boyertown R.D. 1, and John R., of Philadelphia; six daughter, Gertrude, wife of James Resch, Reading; Louisa, wife of Charles Frederick, Pottstown; Florence, wife of Howard Miller, Shillington; Catherine, wife of Ellsworth Albright, Stonersville; Agnes, wife of Warren Hilbert, Warminster; and Laura Matz, Alexandria, Va; 25 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from the Wilson Funeral Home here, followed by a Solemn High Requiem Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Aloysius Church. Burial will be made in Charles Evans Cemetery.
Family Members
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Charles James A Matz
1905–1980
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William F. Matz
1906–1975
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Anna Gertrude Matz Resch
1908–2004
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George Carroll Matz
1911–1991
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Caroline Catherine "Chick" Matz Albright
1914–1998
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John Robert Matz
1916–1984
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Florence Helen Matz Miller
1917–2010
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Dorothy Laura Matz
1919–2021
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Agnes Virginia Matz Hilbert
1921–2017
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