OBIT: Anthony Joseph MATASSA Jr., 2004, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  ANTHONY JOSEPH MATASSA JR.
  
  Anthony Joseph Matassa Jr., 60, of Somerset, died Jan. 5, 2004, at
  John's Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, Md.  He was born Sept. 24,
  1943, in Old Forge, a son of Anthony Joseph and Anna (Chupron)
  Matassa Sr.  He is preceded in death by his parents.  He is survived by
  his wife, the former Patricia Zambetti to whom he was married 39
  years; children, Steven Matassa of Somerset and Mrs. Forrest
  Frederick (Joy) Twigg of Hedgesville, W.Va.; two grandsons, Forrest
  and Sawyer Twigg.  Brother of Michael Frank Matassa of Marwood, Md.
  Member of St. Peter's Catholic Church.  Moved to Somerset in 1971
  where he served as a Pa. state trooper until retirement in January
  1996.  Anthony was a decorated state trooper and member of the
  Fraternal Order of Police.  He enjoyed coaching youth and high school
  soccer. Following retirement, he and his wife, Patricia, loved to
  spend time at their vacation home in Ocean View, Del.  He was an avid
  hunter and enjoyed boating and fishing on the Delaware Bays.  He
  became an artist whose work was highly sought after in the Delware
  Beach communities.  Friends received from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the
  Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home.  Funeral Mass will be conducted 10 a.m.
  Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Somerset, with the Rev.
  Monsignor Samuel J. Tomaselli celebrant.  Contributions may be made to
  the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, 636 West Lexington Ave.,
  Baltimore, Md. 21201.
  
  01/07/2004  Daily American