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BORN
1928
DIED
2013
Matthew Meier Obituary
He served in the United States Navy from 1946-1950.
Matt married Delores Malsom February 17, 1953. They were married 60 years.
As a child of the depression, Matt learned the value of hard work, coming from a family of 8 brothers and 1 sister. He worked a variety of jobs during his career and retired from EWEB. He will be remembered as someone who always helped others. Among the many things he enjoyed were his family (especially his grandchildren) his good friends and the outdoors.
He is survived by his wife Delores, sons Bruce (Laurie), Steve (Gloria), Dave (Rhonda), 8 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Visitation/Rosary will be held at St. Peter Catholic Church Sunday December 22nd at 6:30 pm. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Peter Catholic Church, Monday December 23rd at 11:00 am, to be followed by a Committal at West Lawn Memorial Park 225 S Danebo Avenue, Eugene.
Arrangements entrusted to West Lawn Memorial Funeral Home.
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Larry Malsam
December 22, 2013
I have great memories of Uncle Matt when I was a kid, especially his booming voice and smile
Janice Nordstrom
December 21, 2013
Dear Aunt Dee, I'm so sad to hear about Uncle Matt's death. He is with his Lord and is in no more pain. We can be rest assured that we will see him in heaven. Bless you for being such a wonderful caregiver to Matt. Love you Jan and Ken Nordstrom (Malsam)
Leonard Schulz
December 20, 2013
I have a lot of good memories of Matt, He was someone special in my famileys life growing up
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