OBIT: Albert J. MATTERN, 1900, Tyrone, Blair County, PA

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Albert J. Mattern
Died at His Home on East Tenth Street after Long and Severe Suffering
 
  Albert J. Mattern died at his home, 245 East Tenth Street, at 10.40 
o'clock Friday forenoon, after an illness covering a period of about 
two years.  His affliction consisted of a complication of diseases 
affecting the vital organs of his system.  He was aged at death 57 
years, 2 months and five days.   Albert J. Mattern was born at Seven 
Stars, in the Spruce Creek Valley, Huntingdon County, December 11, 
1842.   He was the son of George W. Mattern and Jane (McPherran)  
Mattern.   He was reared to manhood at the place of his birth and was 
educated in the common schools of that vicinity. When a young man he 
went. west with a view of locating if a proper opening could be found.  
But inside of a year, he returned east, and after spending part of a 
year in the oil country of Pennsylvania he returned to Spruce Creek 
Valley, and conducted a mercantile business at Rock Springs, Centre 
County, about seven years.  Twenty-eight years ago he came to Tyrone 
and forming a partnership with Walter L. Adams engaged in the 
mercantile business in the Hiller block under the firm  name of Mattern 
& Adams.  Some years later Mr. Adams withdrew and Mr.  Mattern 
continued the business alone until about three years ago. Mr. Adams, it 
will be recalled, died only a year or two ago.  When a young man, A. J. 
Mattern  was married to Miss Annie M. Gardner, of near Rock Springs.   
Mrs. Mattern survives her husband.  One daughter and two  sons also 
survive, viz,: Mrs. Mary M. Stine, wife of Dr. T. Stine of Tyrone; 
Charles O., of State College, and Guy G., of Windber, Somerset County.   
His aged father, George W. Mattern, also survives and resides at the 
old homestead at Seven Stars.  His Mother died a number of years ago.  
One sister and one brother survive also, Mrs. Dr. W. H. Flenner, of 
Tyrone, and John S. Mattern, of Seven Stars.  Deceased was a lifelong 
member, of the Lutheran Church, being connected  with the First 
Lutheran Church of Tyrone during all his residence here, always active 
and occupying a responsible place on the official boards of the church.  
He was superintendent of the Sunday school for about twenty-five years, 
an evidence alone of his worth and the confidence his church people had 
in him as a professing Christian and a Christian worker.  As a citizen 
he was earnest and active, always taking a deep interest in the affairs 
of the town.  Especially, he was interested in the public schools; 
serving on the board of directors a number of years, where he displayed 
unusual activity and proved a valuable official.  As a citizen of the 
town, whose residence here was long enough to weld him to the interests 
of  the place and make him a part of the coherent structure of 
citizenship, he proved himself in many ways valuable to the town. 
Politically, he was a lifelong Republican. Socially, he was genial, 
agreeable, entertaining and kindly.   As husband and father, he was 
devoted and true to every interest of his family.  The  funeral 
occurred last Monday.  Services at the late home of deceased by 
Reverend  F. L. Bergstresser, assisted by Reverend A. J. Weisley, at 2 
o'clock in the afternoon.  Interment at Tyrone cemetery.

Tyrone Herald, Tyrone, Pa., February 22, 1900