Submitted by: Dan Rich

John F. Matousek

Dec. 30, 1928 - July 8, 2000

South Bend Tribune 7/12/2000

John "PaPa John" Matousek, 71, of 1684 SE Green Acres Circle HH 104, Port Saint Lucie, Fla., formerly of Walkerton, Ind., passed away on Saturday, July 8, in the Port Saint Lucie Nursing Home. Mr. Matousek was born on Dec. 30, 1928, in Des Plaines, Ill., to John and Anna (Zacek) Matousek. He lived in Port Saint Lucie for 12 years, coming from Walkerton. Before his retirement he was a telegrapher with Union Pacific Railroad, Chicago, Ill., for 23 years, operated the Koffee Kup Restaurant in Grovertown, Ind., for 10 years, and worked at Plasteel in Walkerton for 10 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, a member of the Bible Baptist Church of Ft. Pierce, Fla., a former member of the First Baptist Church of Walkerton, and a member of the Svithiod Lodge, Chicago. On July 11, 1953, in Franklin Park, Ill., he was married to Arlene Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Arlene; beloved Mary and Robert Mataitis of Matteson, Ill.; a sister, Dorothy Dorsey of Midlothian, Ill.; two nephews and several cousins; and by a godchild, Karen Huffman of Roscoe, Ill.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, in the First Baptist Church, Walkerton, with Pastor D.O. Van Dyne officiating. Burial will be at the Grovertown Cemetery. Friends may call at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the church until time of services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the National Parkinson's Foundation, 1501 N.W. 9th Avenue, Bob Hope Road, Miami, FL 33136; to the First Baptist Church Missionary Fund of Walkerton; or to the Bible Baptist Church Missionary Fund of Fort Pierce, FL. The Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz Lake Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.