(Member Of Delta Church Of Christ)
Doris Irene (Koder) Mattin, age 94 of Wauseon and formerly of Delta, passed away under hospice care at Fulton Manor in Wauseon Sunday morning, September 8, 2024.
She was born in Delta on November 3, 1929 to Clifford C. Reckner Sr. and Estella (Mead) Reckner.
Doris graduated from Delta High School in 1947. She was united in marriage to the late Charles W. Koder in 1950 and together would be blessed with four children, Edward, Patricia, Sandra and Nancy Koder. Charles would precede her in death on May 24, 1977.
Doris later married Richard C. Mattin in 1979 and would combine their loving families to include Stephen, Max, Kay and Matthew Mattin. For over 34 years, she served as a bookkeeper with McNeil Chevrolet in Swanton.
Doris was very active in her churches, including teaching Sunday School and serving as a Bible Bowl Leader for many years at the Delta Church of Christ.
She and her husband Richard loved to camp and succeeded in traveling to all 50 states and Canada to take in their beauty.
In her retirement they moved to Valdosta, GA; where she enjoyed golfing and playing bridge with her friends for 15 years before returning to Wauseon in 2007 to be nearer to their children and grandchildren.
Doris was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles W. Koder in 1977; infant daughter, Patricia Koder in 1952; sons, Edward Koder in 2006 and Max Mattin in 2022; brothers, Clifford Reckner and Donald Reckner; sisters, Lily Henderson, Carolyn Perkins, Joanne Kosier and Virginia Abrigo.
She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Richard C. Mattin of Wauseon; children, Sandra (Dick) Ziegler, Nancy Koder, Stephen (Cynde) Mattin, Kay (David) Powell and Matthew Mattin; brother, Howard (Mary Lou) Reckner; sister, Betty Miles; sisters-in-law, Dao Reckner and Connie Carroll; 18 grandchildren; 41 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.
Friends will be received at Barnes Funeral Chapel and Crematory, 5825 St. Rt. 109, Delta on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 from 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM, funeral services for Doris will be held at the First Church of God, 507 N. Fulton St., Wauseon, Ohio 43567 on Thursday, September 12, 2024 beginning at 10:00 AM. Pastor Mike Harmon will be officiating. Interment will follow at Winameg Cemetery in Delta.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Cherry Street Mission, 105 17th Street, Toledo Ohio 43604 and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 in her memory.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through our website at www.barnesfuneralchapel.com.