Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Matala, Harry N.  July 23, 2009
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 7/25/2009  
  Matala, Harry N.   
   
   
  Harry N. Matala, 88, of 29 Ridge Ave., Lebanon, died Thursday, July 23, 2009, 
  at his residence. He was the husband of the late Ruth A. Gollam Matala, who 
  died in 1991. Born May 9, 1921, in Pottsville, PA, he was the son of the late 
  Frank and Margaret Spirk Matala. He retired from Lebanon High School, where he 
  started as a Physical Education teacher, and then later as the Assistant 
  Principal and Athletic Director. He was a graduate of Lebanon Valley College 
  and earned his master's degree from Penn State University. He was a member of 
  the Annville American Legion, the Lebanon VFW, the Lebanon Valley Sports Hall 
  of Fame, Lebanon Valley College Sports Hall of Fame, the Lebanon High School 
  Sports Hall of Fame, and the Lebanon YMCA. He coached football, baseball, and 
  basketball over the years. He was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War 
  II. He was a member of St. Cecilia's Church. Surviving are 4 children: Peg 
  Tanner of Grantville; Casey, wife of James Gettle of Lebanon; Susan, wife of 
  Michael DeLong of Lebanon; Joe, husband of Karen Matala of Peachtree City, GA; 
  and daughterin- law Linda McCulloch; 13 grandchildren; 7 greatgrandchildren; 1 
  brother: Albert Matala of Florida; 1 sister: Margaret Mattis of Middletown; 
  nieces, nephews, and a special friend Janet Poorman. Preceded in death by a son 
  Malcom McCulloch; 2 sisters: Mary Swicarz and Helen Mathias; 1 brother: Frank 
  Matala; 1 grandson: Jason DeLong. Funeral Mass Tuesday at 11 a.m. from St. 
  Cecilia's Church, 202 E. Lehman St., Lebanon, 17046. Interment at Mt. Annville 
  Cemetery, Annville, PA. Viewing hours Monday evening 68 at Thompson Funeral 
  Home Inc., 126 S. 9th St., Lebanon, and Tuesday morning 10-11 at the church. In 
  lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan 
  Hospital Hospice, 202 Hathaway Park, Lebanon, 17042 or to St. Cecilia's Church. 
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 7/25/2009  
  
  
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