Gladwin County MI Archives Obituaries.....DOWLING, MATTHEW D. January 7, 1985 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Thomas Ladner tomdladner@yahoo.com May 17, 2008, 7:41 am Gladwin County Record dated 01-09/1985 Column - 5 Page - 2 Matthew D. Dowling, 59, of 4148 Martin Rd., Beaverton, died Monday, Jan. 7, in the Midland Hospital Center following a long illness. Born in Keyser, W. Va., Nov. 24, 1925, he came to Gladwin County 29 years ago from Detroit. He was a tool maker for Fisher Body in Detroit. Mr. Dowling served in the Navy during World War II and was a member of the Gladwin County VFW 7303, the Albright Shores Eagles Club and the Sanford American Legion Post 443. Mr. Dowling and the former Regina Pellerzi were married Aug. 12, 1950, in Cumberland, Md. Besides his wife, he is survived by 2 sons, Patrick of Bellingham, Wash. and Dean of Beaverton; one daughter, Mrs. Keith (LeeAnn) Matthews of Gladwin; one sister, Mrs. LeeAnn Callis of Cumberland, Md.; and 5 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Hall Funeral Home, Beaverton Chapel. Deacon Harry Mailley will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from 11 a.m. until time of the service. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/gladwin/obits/d/dowling4782gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb