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Monticello Herald Journal 2 Mar 2007
Zelda Ruth Mathew, 80, Lafayette
She was a resident of Rensselaer since 1978

Zelda Ruth Mathew, 80, Lafayette, died Thursday, March 1, 2007, at her home.

She was born on Nov. 29, 1926, in Chalmers to Robert and Vallie (Spear) Wiese. She married Isidore H. "Izzy" Mathew on April 7, 1945, in Remington. He survives.

She was a resident of Rensselaer since 1978, moving to Lafayette three months ago. She was a graduate of Wolcott High School. She was a homemaker and a marketing agent at Shoppe News, Yorkville, Ill., for seven years. She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Rensselaer.

Other survivors include daughters, Barbara Ann (Bob) Poindexter, Lafayette, Patricia Kay Mathew, Onalaska, Wis., and Susan (Norm) Greenburg, Onarga, Ill.; sons, James A. (Marie) Mathew, Aurora, Ill., Bruce (Cindy) Mathew, Onalaska, Wis., and Roger W. Mathew, Rensselaer; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.

Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. (CST) with prayer services at 6 p.m. (CST) Monday at Jackson Funeral Home Chapel, Rensselaer. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. (CST) Tuesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Rensselaer, with Father Mark Peres officiating. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Remington.

Zelda married MATHEW, Isidore Herman on 7 Apr 1945 in Remington, Jasper County, IN. Isidore (son of MATHEW, Arthur Lawrence and BERGERON, Adeline Lillian) was born on 21 Sep 1922 in Wolcott, White County, IN; died on 23 Dec 2014 in Brownsville, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: POINDEXTER, Robert. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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PK died peacefully in her sleep after a battle with Diabetes. PK was born January 9, 1947 to Isidore and Zelda Mathew.

PK is survived by her siblings; Barbara Mathew, Susan (Randy) Sims, James A. (Marie) Mathew, Bruce (Cindy) Mathew, and Roger Mathew. She is also survived by grandchildren, Natasha (Joe) Demerly, Travis (Jenn Stanley) Coty, Jordan (Melissa) Coty, and Sheanna Morgan along with several great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews!
Preceding her in death were her parents and a daughter, Renee'.

PK was a 1965 graduate of Wolcott High School and attended Purdue University in Business Administration for two years! Her career path took her to St. Joseph College in Rensselaer, IN., to become the Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs from 1987-1999.
When the opportunity presented itself to take a job at Western Technical College in La Crosse, WI, she was hired as Administrative Assistant to the President of the college from 1999 until her retirement in 2015.

We would like to say a great thank you to all the wonderful doctors and staff at Mayo Clinic Health system of La Crosse WI.

Private graveside services will take place in Indiana this summer for her family!

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GREENBURG, Norm. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Marie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Cindy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]