Obituary of Stephen Matewicz
Tech Sgt. Stephen J. Matewicz, Jr., USAF (Ret), age 76, of Ocala, FL went to be with the
Lord on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009. He was born in Hamtramck, MI on February 12, 1933. Stephen
was raised in Detroit and joined the US Air Force at the age of 18. He served a total of 22 years
during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. After retiring from the military he worked for the
Department of Defense as a Program Manager. His hobbies included coin and stamp collecting.
Stephen was a Baptist. He moved to Florida from Michigan in 1981. His surviving family members
include a daughter Sherry Wilson; daughter Julie Matewicz; daughter Sheila Dye; sister Gloria
Koehler; former spouse Shirley Elhadra; grandchildren Jessie, Michael, Roxanne and Daniel; great
grandson Aaron. He was predeceased by a son Jamie Matewicz.