Dennis John Matteoni

1959 - 2024

DELAND - Dennis John Matteoni, 64, died May 12, 2024, at AdventHealth Orlando, after a recent diagnosis of stomach cancer. A lifelong Catholic, a Mass of Christian burial took place May 16 St. Peter Catholic Church in DeLand.
Dennis was born July 1, 1959, in Queens, New York, to Licia and Hugo Matteoni.
He had a wonderful childhood growing up in Jackson Heights with sisters Donna and Lisa.
Dennis delighted in sharing tales of large family gatherings, vacations to Upstate New York, and the trip to Italy at 9 years old, where he inadvertently scared his family by getting lost.
Dennis graduated from Monsignor Scanlan High School in the Bronx in 1977, and worked at the Airport Deli, where he met longtime best friend Bill Tompkins.
Following several visits to Walt Disney World, Dennis decided this was where he wanted to be and moved to Orlando in 1984. Dennis began his Disney adventure as a Jungle Cruise captain, where his sense of humor and kind outgoing personality were a perfect fit. Later, after transferring to the Diamond Horseshoe Review, Dennis found the love of his life, Angie Hunter, and they married in 1987.
Dennis and Angie couldn't wait to start a family of their own, and welcomed Melody, their only daughter, and sons Anthony, Joey, Michael and Kyle.
A devoted family man, Dennis cherished his wife, children and grandchildren, eagerly looking forward to spending more time with them in retirement.
For the past 24 years, Dennis was an over-the-road truck driver for Roehl Transport of Marshfield, Wisconsin. He was nominated for Driver of the Year numerous times, winning in 2023.
Dennis was preceded in death by his father, Hugo Matteoni, and son Anthony Matteoni. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Angie Matteoni; daughter Melody (Bill) Law; sons Joseph (Celine) Matteoni, Michael (Shino) Matteoni and Kyle Matteoni; daughter-in-law Lindsy (Nic) Losiewski; grandchildren Avery Matteoni, Carmella Matteoni and Parker Losiewski; mother Licia Matteoni; sisters Donna (Phil) Nerges and Lisa (Markus) Anto; niece Lauren Clarke; and nephews Jeffrey (Rudy) Clarke, Nicholas Anto and Gregory Anto.
The family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society at cancer.org. Lankford is in charge.