Frances Evelyn Matias – Glassport

Frances Evelyn Matias, 95, of Glassport, died Sept. 21, 2023. She is the daughter of the late Frank and Martha Mikulski Dworek and beloved wife, for 68 years, of the late Edward Matias, who died Dec. 23, 2020. Frances is survived by her sons, Robert (Susan) Matias and Anthony (Terry) Matias; daughter, Linda (Mark) Matias; grandchildren, Eric (Kristen) Matias, Benjamin Matias and Michelle (Mike) Banaszak; great-grandchildren, Samuel and Alexander Matias and Bradley and Brianna Banaszak; sister, Martha Opfer; and brother, Theodore (Pauline) Dworek. She was preceded in death by granddaughter, Valerie Matias; siblings, Irene Orenak (who recently passed at the age of 105, on June 12, 2023), Dorothy Vesely, Anthony Dworek, Frank Dworek, Pearl White, Jean Hvozdik, Paul Dworek and Raymond Dworek. She worked at the Glassport Glasshouse after high school for a few years. After getting married, she became devoted to her family. Cooking and baking were her specialties. Family favorites included pierogis, pizzelles, ladylocks and homemade noodles. She loved bingo, playing cards (Timeout), sewing clothes, spending time with her sisters and especially going to church. Frances was a member of St. Joachim & Anne Parish. Friends will be received at WOJCIECHOWSKI FUNERAL HOME from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Queen of the Rosary Church with Father Miroslaus Wojcicki. Interment will follow at Round Hill Cemetery.