Mathis, William John --- 1930-2013
WENDLER, MATHIS, HUFFMAN, YAGER, CORRIGAN, BANGS
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Date: 1/9/2014 at 18:26:09
11/27/2013 Waukon Standard
William "Bill" Mathis
William “Bill” J. Mathis, 83, of Waukon died Friday, November 22, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 26 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Martins Funeral Home, Waukon, assisted the family with arrangements.
William John "Bill" Mathis was born May 23, 1930 in Lansing, the son of Leo and Frieda (Wendler) Mathis. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Paint Rock. Bill graduated from Waterville High School in 1948.
October 3, 1951, he married Helen Huffman at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Bill worked for Home Gas Company, owned and operated by Ralph Welch, before working for People's Natural Gas Company and retiring in 1993. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Bill enjoyed fishing, especially at Jerry Johanningmeier's pond. He also enjoyed watching NASCAR, football, baseball and basketball on television, and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Bill's favorite times were when he was with his grandchildren; he enjoyed playing games with them and pulling pranks on them.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Mathis of Waukon; his children, Gary (Maria) Mathis of Johnson City, NY, Mark Mathis of Indiana, Greg Mathis of Cumming, GA and Sue (John) Yager of Thompson; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Jean (Cy) Corrigan of Decorah and Lorraine Bangs of Marshalltown. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Vincent Mathis.
Honorary casketbearers were Francis Berns, Jerry Johanningmeier, Rich Meyer, Cletus Sommer, Ralph Welch and Bob Zwirlein. Casketbearers were Jr. Honsey, Dave, Dru and Skylar Ohdahl, Ryan, Darcy and Richie Mathis, and Brandon Bengtson.
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