Matthew Miotla Obituary
Matt was born in Utica, New York on April 26,1950 to Mathew and Frances (Sojda) Miotla. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1968 and continued his studies at SUNY Oswego graduating in 1972.
Matt left Utica in 1986 & relocated to California where he spent 25 years working in the Aerospace industry as an engineer. During that time he was awarded a U.S. patent for his design of a military plane bomb lock. When asked if a bomb lock is a big deal, Matt responded "it is if it doesn't work". That comment was indicative of the quick witted sense of humor that he displayed throughout his entire life.
Matt was a kind, caring man that would do anything to help anyone in need. He loved California life as a young man, golfing, boating, traveling & many weekend trips to Las Vegas. He returned to Utica in 2021.
Matt is survived by his brother Dennis (Frederick,Maryland), sister Melanie (Whitesboro), niece & nephews Alex, Paige & Mathew. He also leaves longtime friends John Drobinski (FL), Ruth Kempton (MD) & Terry & Mike Montgomery (CA).
He is predeceased by his parents.
The family wishes to extend their sincere thanks to the staff of the Sitrin Health Care Center, too many to name, who showed Matt so much love & support during his last 4 years there. You became his family & treated him like yours. That kindness will never be forgotten!
Family & close friends can gather at 11:30am with a memorial service to begin at 12:15pm, held on Friday August 29th at Friedel, Williams & Edmunds Funeral and Cremation Services, 13 Oxford Road, New Hartford, NY.
Internment will take place at Holy Trinity Cemetery immediately following service.
Online messages of sympathy may be left at: www.fwefh.com
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Lou Raya
August 29, 2025
The Notre Dame Class of 68´ expresses our sincere condolences for the loss of our classmate Matt. Matt was a member of a class of 208 men who had the best education and fellowship which will forever be in our hearts.
I remember that my Mom would mention that she knew Matt´s Mom and how they discussed their boys and whatever was happening at ND. Matt would always post on Classmates.com a pic of his gray Porsche which was very impressive.
The challenges we all faced at Notre Dame made us mature men and allowed us to be successful in life and our careers.
Matt is now experiencing eternal life and as classmates we will keep his family in our prayers.
God Bless You Matt until we meet again.
Mike Montgomery
August 29, 2025
Matt was like a brother to me. I knew Matt was always going to there for me. I knew I was always going to be able to count on Matt and people like that don't come along often. We hit it off the first time we met in 1987. As he used to tell me "we were cut from the same cloth", and believe me, we were. The two of us loved busting balls and got our kicks doing it. Matt you're definitely going to be missed. So long for now, but I look forward to laughing with you again soon.
John drobinski
August 27, 2025
Hi Matt , just thinking about the good times we had golfing at Crestwood in Marcy n y we would and joke for 18 holes and on Saturday evening we would play 9 hole but most of the time u were hawking for golfballs . Thanks for all the help fixing broken counters or drawers in the house . I will always remember until we meet again . Ur buddy Johnny D
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Lisa Drobinski
August 27, 2025
Dear Uncle Matt, my Godfather; I will always remember our traditional trips to Toys-R-Us and then to Friendly's each time that you visited us. I am glad that later on in life you were able to see my family via Facebook photos, where you always had some humorous comments. May you rest in peace. Love your God Daughter, Lisa Drobinski.
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