Joseph Woodrowf Matyak

1923 - 1996  (73 years)

• Name	Joseph Woodrowf Matyak
  Born	1 Sep 1923	Carter, Tripp County, South Dakota
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Nov 1996	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4682	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Paul Matyak,   b. 1883, Moravia ,   d. 12 Jun 1958, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Marie Lucy Dolezilek Matyak,   b. 1 Dec 1894, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 8 May 1992, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 97 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1918
  Documents		Marriage- Dolezilek, Mary-Matyak, Paul Miss Mary Dolezilek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dolezilek, and Mr. Paul Matyak of Carter, S. Dakota, were married Tuesday.
  Family ID	F728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna M Vavricek Matyak,   b. 28 Jun 1927, Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska ,   d. 20 Nov 2016, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 89 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1950	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. James Dale Matyak,   b. 28 Mar 1956, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 11 Mar 2000, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 43 years)   2. Judy Marie Matyak Brock Carlson + 3. Donna Matyak Jacobson Johnson
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2018 16:43:37
  Family ID	F3388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Matyak, Joseph 1 Joseph Woodrowf Matyak ROSSVILLE — Joseph Woodrowf Matyak, 73, Rossville, died Friday, Nov. 22, 1996, at his home. Mr. Matyak farmed near Rossville and had worked 23 years for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. He earlier worked for the Farmer s Elevator Co. at Delia and he served in the Army in the Pacific and in Japan during World War II. He was born Sept. 1, 1923, at Carter, S.D., the son of Paul and Marie Dolezilek Matyak. He was married to Edna Vavricek on Sept. 26,1950, at Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Donna Johnson, Wamego, and Judy Brock, Topeka; a son, Jim Matyak, Rossville; a brother, Paul F. Matyak, Delia; a sister, Lydia Anderson, Topeka; and six grandchildren. Private graveside services will be at the Czech-Moravian Cemetery at Rossville. Military graveside honors will be conducted by the Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion. Mr. Matyak will lie to state from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the Parker-Price Mortuary where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care Inc., 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66606-2800.
  		Obituary- Matyak, Joseph 2 Joseph W. Matyak Joseph Woodrowf Matyak, 73, Rossville, died at his home Friday, November 22,1996. He was born September 1, 1923, at Carter, S.D., the son of Paul and Marie Dolezilek Matyak. From July 1939 to July 1944, he was employed by the Farmers Elevator Company at Delia. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in the Pacific and Japan. He had farmed near Rossville and worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Topeka for 23 years. He was married to Edna Vavricek September 26, 1950, at Topeka. She survives. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Donna Johnson, Wamego, and Judy Brock, Topeka; a son, Jim Matyak, Rossville; one brother, Paul F. Matyak, Delia; one sister, Lydia Anderson, Topeka; and six grandchildren. Family received friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Parker- Price Mortuary, Topeka. Private graveside service and interment were in the Czech- Moravan Cemetery northeast of Rossville. Military graveside honors were conducted by Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka 66606-2800.