Matthew Mudry

MUDRY Matthew Mudry, age 83, a Fairfield resident for 50 years, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2011 in Goshen,where he resided with his son, Tom and his wife, Elaine, for the past four years. Matthew was born in Lutina, Czechoslovakia, one of five children. Matthew was predeceased by his wife, Helen, and his sister, Margaret Andrejkova and brother, Tomas Mudry. Survivors include two sisters, Marie Radacovska of Stropkov, Slovakia and Anna Kulasova of Lutina, Slovakia; three sons, Matthew Mudry of Golden, Colo., his two children, Nicole and Jason, Thomas Mudry and his wife, Elaine Frost of Goshen, Michael Mudry and his wife, Lynn and their three daughters, Samantha, Rebecca and Sarah of Goshen and two daughters, Zdenka Krumbholzova and her husband, George of Albrechtice, Slovakia and Susan Stanczyk and her husband, Matthew and their two children, Sonya and Thomas of Sandy Hook. Matthew had 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and five nieces; and two nephews. Matthew was a model maker by trade and worked more than 50 years in small and large shops in Connecticut. (A&W Tool, Prestige Tool, Burndy and 20 years with U.S. Surgical Corp. in Norwalk). Matthew was a true outdoorsman who loved to fish in both salt and fresh water, an avid gardener with a true green thumb, a love for carpentry and traveled both domestic and internationally to visit his children and extended family in Europe. He will be remembered for his participation in Indian Guides and Boy Scouts and staying involved in all of his children's lives. Matthew always made time to help others, was always the first one to get on the dance floor to polka and could light up a room when he played his harmonica. Matthew will be greatly missed by everyone. He would say every morning: "It is a beautiful day." His family would like to thank the Visiting Nurses and Hospice of Litchfield County for their caring staff and support. Services were private.