In Memory of
Charles F. Matthew
July 27, 2022
Obituary
Charles F. Matthew
(79) passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2022. “Charlie” was
raised in Brooklyn, NY with is three sisters and
brother. He married Lillian in 1964 and they moved to
Lyndhurst, NJ where they lived for 50 years raising
their family of four children.
In Lyndhurst, Charlie owned and operated Sunrise Texaco
for many years until he was employed by the Port
Authority of NY and NJ as a senior mechanic and shop
steward. He retired in 2007. Charlie enjoyed his friends
at the American Legion for several decades. In his later
years he enjoyed playing pool. Charlie grew up singing
in the LaSalle choir in Brooklyn and ultimately sang
barbershop with The Montclair Chorus along with his
father and brother spending many summers with family at
the Asbury Park Convention Center for barbershop
competitions. He enjoyed music very much. He later
married Susan Monahan in 2017 and moved to Blakeslee,
PA.
Charles is predeceased by his beloved wife Lillian in
2013, his parents Charles and Lorraine Matthew, his
sister Patricia Shields, and recently, his son-in-law
Scott Walter. Charles is survived by his wife Susan
Matthew; and his children: Victoria O’Brien and her
husband Frank, Charles Matthew and his wife Nicoletta,
Michelle Walter, Bernadette Fox and her husband Kevin,
and by his dear grandchildren: Brooke & Justin Walter,
Nicholas & Jack Matthew, and Ryan Fox, and his brother
and sisters: Irene Loria (John), Jerry Matthew (Kathy)
and Lori Bellifemini.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend visitation
held at
Nazare Memorial Home, Inc. 403 Ridge Road,
Lyndhurst, on Sunday July 31, 2022 from 2-6 p.m. All
will gather at funeral home on Monday, August 1st, 2022
at 10:00 a.m. Then to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church,
149 Copeland Ave. Lyndhurst where an 11:00 a.m. funeral
mass will be offered. Interment, Hillside Cemetery,
Lyndhurst on Orient Way.
In lieu of flowers, consider a donation in Charles’
memory to: Tunnel Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd,
Staten Island, NY 10306
You may express condolences to his family by using our
tribute wall.
He
will be missed.
A Memorial Tree was planted for Charles
We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ the staff at
Nazare Memorial Home, Inc.
