Monday, November 26, 2007 at St. Charles Hospital.
John was a U.S Army Paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division, serving in Korea. He was employed as a plumber until his retirement. John was a 32nd Degree Mason and was a member of the Phoenix Masonic Lodge No. 123, Perrysburg, as well as the Zenobia Shrine.
He is survived by his only son: Michael Matzinger, of Toledo, who will miss him deeply; sisters: Helen Simpson, of Luckey and Marjory Pieplow, of Jeffersonville, KY; brothers: Charles Matzinger, of LANSING, MI and Dale (Cheryl) Matzinger; four grandchildren; one great grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Reeb Funeral Home, 5712 N. Main St., Sylvania, on Friday, November 30th, 2007 from 5:00PM until 9:00PM, where the Phoenix Masonic Lodge No. 123 will conduct a service at 7:00PM. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, at the funeral home at 11:00AM. Interment will follow in Toledo Memorial Park, with Military Honors