William D. "Dee" Mattingly, 91, father of Yankee's Don Mattingly, dies
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William D. "Dee" Mattingly
William D. "Dee" Mattingly, 91, of Evansville, Indiana, passed away
Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at Deaconess Hospital.
Dee, a native of Evansville, Indiana, was a 1932 graduate of Memorial
High School. After graduation he joined the C.C.C., Civilian
Conservation Corps and was sent to camp in California. Upon his return
to Evansville he met his future wife, Mary Louise Hofman and they were
married in 1940. In 1944, Dee was drafted into the United States Navy
and was one of the first to be assigned into the famous Seabees during
World War II. After service he worked for Servel Manufacturing. He
later went to work for the United States Postal Service and retired
after 30 years of service. Family was his main priority in life and
Dee always chose a work schedule that permitted him to be active in
his children's lives. Dee was a charter member of St. Theresa Catholic
Church.
He is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Judie Ann Turner and her
husband, Jerry, of Evansville; sons and daughters-in-law, Randy
Charles Mattingly and his wife, Melissa, of Henderson, Ky., and
Michael J. Mattingly and his wife, Elaine of Evansville; son and
daughter-in-law, Donald Mattingly and his wife, Kim, of Evansville;
daughter-in-law, Karen Mattingly-Brucken and her husband, Paul,
Evansville; sister, Mary Catherine Hess of Evansville; brother and
sister-in-law, Eugene S. Mattingly and his wife, Norene, of Arlington,
Va.; grandchildren, Lydia Mueller, Tom Turner, Terri Calhoun, Jill
Dezember, Erin Mattingly, Will Mattingly, Chris Mattingly, Kelly
Mattingly, Taylor Mattingly, Preston Mattingly and Jordan Mattingly;
and 12 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Achibald and Caroline
"Carrie" (Wells) Mattingly, his wife, Mary Louise (Hofman) Mattingly
in 2003, a son, Jerry Mattingly in 1968, a granddaughter, Michelle
Head in 2004 and brothers, Anthony, Paul, Joseph Achibald, and Joseph
Fabian Mattingly; his sisters-in-law, Adeline, Lois, Geneive and
Clantha Mattingly and brother-in-law, John Hess.
Services are planned for 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 16, 2007, at
Browning Funeral Home, continued with his Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. at
St. Theresa Catholic Church, 600 Herndon Dr. Burial will be held at
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, where the Retired Veterans Memorial Club
will conduct military rites.
Friends may visit from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2007, at
Browning Funeral Home, 738 Diamond Ave., where a memorial service will
be held at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Memorial contributions may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor, 1236
Lincoln Ave., Evansville, IN 47714
Published in the Courier Press on 3/14/2007.
Bill Schenley
Don Mattingly's brother Randy was an NFL QB for the Bears, Bills and
Bengals (don't think he ever got in an NFL game) and for Saskatchewan,
Hamilton and British Columbia in the CFL for three seasons (1974
through 1976).