OBIT: John Charles MATKOSKEY, 2000, Friedens, Somerset County, PA
  
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  JOHN CHARLES MATKOSKEY
  
    John Charles Matkoskey, 50, of Friedens, died Aug. 5, 2000 at
  Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.  Born Aug. 8, 1949 in
  Somerset, the son of John S. and Faye (Gettings) Matkoskey.  Preceded
  in death by his mother in 1992.  Survived by his father, John S.
  Matkoskey of Acosta; his wife the former Kathleen "Kasey" Marie
  Couch, to whom he was married 25 years; and these children: Darin L.
  Matkoskey, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; Ms. Patricia VanderVennet of Madison,
  Conn.; Paul E. Matkoskey, married to the former Margaret Mulhearen of
  Ypsilanti, Mich.; and Miss Jennifer M. Matkoskey and her fiance Jeff
  Barkley, both of Somerset; and grandson Patrick Scott 
  VanderVennet.  Also survived by brothers and sisters: Mrs. Jerry
  (Judy) Holiday of Stoystown; Mrs. Brian (Pam) Costea of Somerset;
  Mrs. Rick (Peggy) Wilkins of Herndon, Va.; George Matkoskey of
  Acosta; David Matkoskey and his wife Jenny of Acosta; Nick and his
  wife Anne of Acosta; and Mrs. Jeff (Tina) Shaffer of Friedens.  A
  1966 graduate of North Star High School and a Vietnam Veteran Staff
  Sgt. in the U.S. Marine Corps.  He was also an assistant mine foreman
  for the Rox Coal Longview Mine.  Friends will be received from 7-9
  p.m. Monday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Hauger-Zeigler
  Funeral Home, Somerset, where services will be conducted at 10 a.m.
  Wednesday with the Rev. William G. Triebe officiating.  Interment,
  Friedens Cemetery.  Graveside military rites will be accorded by the
  Company C, 103rd Armor of the Pennsylvania National Guard.
  
  Somerset Daily American, August 7, 2000
  
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