A Mass of Christian Burial will be held April 16 at Holy Spirit Church in Avon Lake, Ohio, for Deacon Charles “Chuck” Thomas Mathias, a former permanent deacon of the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey, who died on April 11. He was 92.
Deacon Mathias was ordained a permanent deacon of the Paterson Diocese in 1995 and served St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Sparta, N.J. for 23 years. He belonged to Knights of Columbus and was a former Grand Knight of the Columbus Marquette Council 588 in Sparta. He also served as a chaplain in Sussex County in New Jersey.
In 2018, Deacon Mathias moved to Ohio to be closer to family and was incardinated in Cleveland, Ohio that year. He was a member of the Holy Name Society in Cleveland.
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Deacon Mathias was born to the late Charles and Esther Mathias in Dover, Ohio, in 1934. He graduated St. Joseph Catholic High School in 1951. He continued his education at John Carroll University and Western Reserve Law School, where he earned a juris doctorate in 1958.
In 1956 in Ohio, Deacon Mathias married his wife, Mary Jo, whom he met during their college years. They remained married for more than 69 years. They lived in Lakewood, Ohio; Cleveland; Novi, Mich.; Byram, N.J. where they spent 35 years; and finally in Sheffield Village in Ohio.
Deacon Mathias was an attorney and retired from Allied Signal as risk manager in Morristown, N.J. He was a published poet and a member of the Wellington Writers Guild. He also was a member of the Sussex County Harmonizers.
Deacon Mathias is survived by his wife Mary Jo Mathias (nee Spoerl); their daughter, Debra DiCillo (James); their grandchildren, David Charles McFeeture and Ryan Joseph Munro (Diana); their great-grandchildren, Elexis Macy (Nathan) and Miles Munro; and their great-great-granddaughter, Mia Macy. He was predeceased by their daughter, Amy Joan Mathias, and their granddaughter, Elissa Spence (Rick).
Please mail condolences to Mrs. Mary Jo Mathias, 5435 Barkwood Dr., Sheffield Village, OH 44054 or email her at maryjmathias18@gmail.com
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A Mass of Christian Burial will be held April 16 at Holy Spirit Church in Avon Lake, Ohio, for Deacon Charles “Chuck” Thomas Mathias, a former permanent deacon of the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey, who died on April 11. He was 92.
Deacon Mathias was ordained a permanent deacon of the Paterson Diocese in 1995 and served St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Sparta, N.J. for 23 years. He belonged to Knights of Columbus and was a former Grand Knight of the Columbus Marquette Council 588 in Sparta. He also served as a chaplain in Sussex County in New Jersey.
In 2018, Deacon Mathias moved to Ohio to be closer to family and was incardinated in Cleveland, Ohio that year. He was a member of the Holy Name Society in Cleveland.
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Deacon Mathias was born to the late Charles and Esther Mathias in Dover, Ohio, in 1934. He graduated St. Joseph Catholic High School in 1951. He continued his education at John Carroll University and Western Reserve Law School, where he earned a juris doctorate in 1958.
In 1956 in Ohio, Deacon Mathias married his wife, Mary Jo, whom he met during their college years. They remained married for more than 69 years. They lived in Lakewood, Ohio; Cleveland; Novi, Mich.; Byram, N.J. where they spent 35 years; and finally in Sheffield Village in Ohio.
Deacon Mathias was an attorney and retired from Allied Signal as risk manager in Morristown, N.J. He was a published poet and a member of the Wellington Writers Guild. He also was a member of the Sussex County Harmonizers.
Deacon Mathias is survived by his wife Mary Jo Mathias (nee Spoerl); their daughter, Debra DiCillo (James); their grandchildren, David Charles McFeeture and Ryan Joseph Munro (Diana); their great-grandchildren, Elexis Macy (Nathan) and Miles Munro; and their great-great-granddaughter, Mia Macy. He was predeceased by their daughter, Amy Joan Mathias, and their granddaughter, Elissa Spence (Rick).
Please mail condolences to Mrs. Mary Jo Mathias, 5435 Barkwood Dr., Sheffield Village, OH 44054 or email her at maryjmathias18@gmail.com